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EHM-0962 Zhen Yi:
Quite a number of International Airports are also currently undergoing modifications (widening of taxiways, adding of more aerobridges etc) to allow the A380 to operate from the airport

EHM-1358 Tim:
Oh thats good, I hope Manchester (EGCC) does some mods to the airport. So I could see one.

Is it true that each wing is 45m long?

EHM-0962 Zhen Yi:
The wingspan of the A380 is around 80m so each wing should be around 40m long.....or are you talking about the slant length?

EHM-1358 Tim:
No, just what each wing length was.

EHM-0588 Paul:
From the Aurbus site:

The first A380 wing, a starboard wing for static tests, left Airbus’ factory in Broughton, North Wales on 5 April 2004 on the first leg of its journey to France. Hundreds of Airbus employees watched as the huge wing, measuring over 45 metres along its leading edge, was driven out of the dispatch area and off on the start of its journey to Toulouse.

And at another part of the site:

After being removed from its jig, the first A380 wing, a port wing for MSN001, the first flight test aircraft, was manoeuvred through 90 degrees to be laid in a horizontal position for the first time.

At this stage, this wing weighs around 30 tonnes - including flight test instrumentation. It measures over 36 metres along its leading edge, is 11 metres wide and nearly three metres deep at the root-end (where it attaches to the fuselage).


Seems like they don't know it themselves :o

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