Wing size matters? Second Version. Comparasion Between Airbus a380 and B748i
Now, we have a good comparison between the super jumbos in order to make analysis the performances and contributions of the new generation wings to the fuel efficiency! Before beginning the analysis, we must accept that each of the aircrafts has a different consumption results depending on the speed at which it is most fuel efficient since having a faster speed than most efficient/optimum speed would increase the fuel consumption per seat per km. Please see the table below. Catagory Boeing 747-8I Airbus a380 Wingspan 68,5m 79,7m Fuel Efficiency 2.8 lts per seat/ 100 km. 2.9 lts per seat/100 km. Passangers 460 (in 3 classes) 520 (in 3 classes) Lenght 250 ft (76,3m) 238 ft (72,2m) 2015 Orders 6 319 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...