The first prototype of the Airbus A380, F-WWOW landed at Los Angeles International Airport for the first time at 9:30 AM PDT on Monday, March 19, 2007. It arrived from Toulouse, France with the call sign Airbus 101 Super. It departed on Tuesday, March 20.
Airbus A380-841 F-WWJB landed at Los Angeles International Airport at 11:45 AM PDT on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. It arrived from Minneapolis-St. Paul with the call sign Airbus 704 Super. It made a demonstration flight at 7:30 AM on Thursday, November 29 and departed for Sydney, Australia on Friday morning at 8:00. QANTAS will begin scheduled A380 operatinos at Los Angeles in 2008.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKK first flew as F-WWAH on September 10, 2009. Its construction number is 51. It was delivered to Singapore Airlines on July 16, 2010.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKK
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF first flew as F-WWAU on August 27, 2010. Its construction number is 64. It was delivered to Air France on June 17, 2011.
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF
Singapore Airbus A380-841 9V-SKN first flew as F-WWSX on November 8, 2010. Its construction number is 71. It was delivered to Singapore Airlines on September 14, 2011.
Singapore Airbus A380-841 9V-SKN, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO first flew as F-WWAX on June 3, 2013. Its construction number is 136. It was delivered to Emirates on October 29, 2013.
Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI first flew as F-WWSL on March 8, 2013. Its construction number is 115. It was delivered to Air France on September 12, 2013.
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611 first flew as F-WWAT on November 16, 2010. Its construction number is 35. It was delivered to Korean Air on May 31, 2011.
Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE first flew as F-WWAS on October 9, 2013. Its construction number is 148. It was delivered to British Airways on March 6, 2014.
British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Gathering of giants at the Bradley International Terminal:
Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611, Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI, Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO, British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE, Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-28EER HL7732, and Etihad Airways Boeing 777-237LR A6-LRC.
Gathering of giants at the Bradley International Terminal:
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI, Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO, British Airways
Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE, Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-28EER HL7732, and Etihad Airways Boeing 777-237LR A6-LRC.
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI
Gathering of giants at the Bradley International Terminal:
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI, Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO, British Airways
Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE, Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-28EER HL7732, and Etihad Airways Boeing 777-237LR A6-LRC.
Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611
Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611 and Boeing 777-3B5ER HL8217. Boeing 777-3B5ER HL8217 first flew on June 1, 2011. Its construction number is 37648. It was delivered to Korean Air on June 7, 2011.
American Boeing 777-323ER N725AN, Korean Air Airbus A380-861 HL7611, Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJI, Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Emirates Airbus A380-861 A6-EEO, British Airways
Airbus A380-841 G-XLEE, Lufthansa Airbus A-340-642 D-AIHT, and Etihad Airways Boeing 777-237LR A6-LRC.
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7626 first flew on May 25, 2014. Its construction number is 155. It was delivered to Asiana on July 24, 2014.
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7626 at Los Angeles International Airport on May 3, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7626
Lufthansa Airbus A380-841 D-AIME first flew on August 3, 2010. Its construction number is 61. It was delivered to Lufthansa on March 15, 2011.
Air France Airbus A380-861 F-HPJF first flew as F-WWAU on August 27, 2010. Its construction number is 64. It was delivered to Air France on June 17, 2011.
British Airways Airbus A380-841 G-XLEC first flew on March 25, 2013. Its construction number is 124. It was delivered to British Airways on October 17, 2013.
Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-841 9V-SKL first flew on July 23, 2010. Its construction number is 58. It was delivered to Singapore Airlines on August 16, 2011.
Airbus A380Wingspan: 261 feet 10 inchesLength: 239 feet 6 inchesWing Area: 9,100 square feetMaximum Weight: 1,235,000 poundsRange: 8,000 nautical milesPowerplant: 4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
Giant Jet Airplanes |
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| First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area (ft2) | Gross Weight (lbs) | Engines | |
| Boeing 777-9 | 2018 |
235ft 5in |
251ft 9in |
5,025 |
775,000 |
2 × 105,000 lb General Electric GE9X-105B1A |
| Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch | 2018 |
385ft |
238ft |
? |
1,300,000 |
6 × 56,750 lb Pratt & Whitney PW4056 |
| Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet | 2010 |
224ft,07in |
250ft,02in |
5,960 |
975,000 |
4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
206ft |
3,501 |
545,000 |
2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
186ft |
3,501 |
502,500 |
2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Airbus A380 | 2005 |
261ft,10in |
239ft,06in |
9,100 |
1,235,000 |
4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2003 |
212ft,07in |
242ft,04in |
4,700 |
775,000 |
2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B |
| Airbus A340-600 | 2001 |
208ft,02in |
247ft,01in |
4,729 |
811,300 |
4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556 |
| Boeing 777-200 | 1994 |
209ft,01in |
199ft,11in |
4,605 |
545,000 |
2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1992 |
197ft,10in |
208ft,10in |
3,892 |
507,000 |
2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700 |
| Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet | 1988 |
211ft,05in |
231ft,10in |
5,650 |
833,000 |
4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F |
| Antonov An-225 Mryia | 1988 |
290ft,00in |
275ft,07in |
10,280 |
1,300,000 |
6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 1984 |
240ft,00in |
227ft,00in |
6,760 |
890,000 |
4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Tupolev 160 Blackjack | 1981 | 182ft, 09in | 177ft, 06in | 3,660 | 606,000 | 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321 |
| Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 1968 |
222ft,08in |
247ft,10in |
6,200 |
769,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39 |
| Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet | 1968 |
195ft,08in |
231ft,04in |
5,500 |
850,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D |
| Antonov An-22 Antheus | 1965 |
211ft,04in |
189ft,07in |
3,713 |
550,000 |
4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
| North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 1964 |
105ft,00in |
189ft,00in |
6,297 |
530,000 |
6 x 33,000,lb J-93 |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 1952 |
185ft,00in |
157ft,07in |
4,000 |
450,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
| Convair YB-60 | 1952 |
206ft,05in |
175ft,02in |
5,239 |
410,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
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Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007,
NASA Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, December 10, 2008,
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0032, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997,
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix, Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK17, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Virgin Atalntic Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7625, Los Angeles International Airport, May 3, 2016,
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
All Nippon Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA837A, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 28, 2018,
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