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Three new weight variants for the Airbus A-380 aircraft

Toulouse, France - The range of the "Giant of the skies" increases to roughly 8500 nautical miles

In the first days of November 2012 Airbus, the EADS Group aerospace company, communicated three weight variants, designated WV006, WV007 and WV008, in the documentation of the characteristics for its A-380 aircraft. Variant WV006 has a Maximum Take Off Weight (MTOW) of 573,000 kg, a Maximum Landing Weight (MLW) of 393,000 kg and a Maximum Zero-Fuel Weight (MZFW) of 368,000 kg. WV007 has an MTOW...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147550
Rome, Italy, 11/21/2012 17:19
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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