Airbus A380 by Norris, Guy -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prologue

Sowing the Seeds of a Superjumbo

Introduction 1: Back to the Roots

Studies Begin

2: Let the Battle Commence

A Surprise Challenger Airbus Narrows Focus

3: Defining a Dream

Enter the A3XX

4: Manifest Destiny?

Refining the A3XX Accelerating a Giant

5: Seeking Commitments

Slowing a Giant Market Retreat

6: High-tech Advantage

Alloys and Composites Glare Laser-beam Welding High-pressure Hydraulics Air Generation Flight Control System Gathering Inertia

7: Enter the A380 Superjumbo

Supplier Selection Starts Asian Ambitions

8: Land of the Giants

Unique Solutions

9: Cutting Metal

Testing, Testing

10: Absolute Power

Trent Tradition The Grand Alliance

11: Engineering a Giant 12: Systematic Approach 13: Turbulent Times

Weighty Matters Airports Prepare Subsidy Storm

14: Supersized Freighter

FedEx Launch Order

15: The New Space Age Begins Appendix

A380 Specifications A380 Order Book (as of June 2005)

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