A380 Fights Weight Growth
The A380 is facing an uphill battle against weight, yet is supposed to have 20% lower operating costs. How can it be cheaper if it's going to be heavier? The higher empty weight per passenger comes from engineering basics--the square-cube law--and new certification rules that do not apply to its...
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