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. And sadly, the fuel consumption per passenger mile is actually higher than a 747 so the economic benefit all depends on savings in ground handling - more passengers per movement.
The A380 illustrates an interesting problem. The autopilot maintains cruise altitude within a foot or so at the front end by waggling the tailplane , so sitting at the back is a bit like riding a whale, with the arse end flapping up and down whilst the pilots stay rock steady and wonder why the economy toilets are awash.
and the new ones have auto-crash, so the job is easier.
Faster doesn't make much difference as they all cruise around Mach 0.9 to 0.95
Quote from: alancalverd on 13/08/2021 23:37:20. And sadly, the fuel consumption per passenger mile is actually higher than a 747 so the economic benefit all depends on savings in ground handling - more passengers per movement.Tosh.
If you rank them by passenger mile Boeing's 747 comes first.And it also comes last.
The 747 SP is one of the older models
As you can see from the data I posted, having been introduced in 2011, the 747-8 is the newest in that list.