Airbus A380 - a History by Graham Simons

by Graham M. Simons

Every 7 minutes, an A380 takes off or lands somewhere in the world. The Airbus was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the world. Ambitious in design, the undertaking seemed mammoth. Yet scores of aviation engineers and pilots worked to get the design off the ground and the Airbus in our skies. This double-decker, wide-body, 4 engine jet airliner promised to redefine expectations when it came to commercial flight. Five years on from its launch, Graham Simons provides us with this, an impressively illustrated narrative history of the craft, its achievements, and the legacy it looks set to provide to a new generation of aviation engineers, enthusiasts and passengers.

Unknown Binding

First published July 30, 2014

Reviews

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book you are looking at is a book I would define as a word documentary, it’s for a more mature audience that must be intrigued by aviation and it's history. All the science, measurements, mathematics, and details are put in this book leaving your brain of everything you need to know. If you do plan on reading this book then by a hard copy because there is more info in the hard copy than on audible. Enjoy 😉

[Rodrigo Cedeño]

Engaging from both technology abd business standpoint

Very valuable historic background and context provided by the author, and interesting, detailed, well documented facts on the history of Airbus as a company and the major A380 achievement.

[Al · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read for aviation enthusiasts, lots of great photography, book had some moments of repetition.