How One Simple Design Choice Killed the Airbus A380

Only during Black Friday, enjoy 20% OFF on all Hoverpens and free shipping to most countries with code EXPLANES: US / Canada / UK / Australia / Other countries: https://bit.ly/explanes_novium Europe: https://bit.ly/explanes_novium Please consider supporting my work by joining my Patreon community: www.patreon.com/cobyexplanes Intro - 0:00 The A380 Family - 2:09 How Airbus Designs Planes - 4:21 Airbus's Curious Decision - 5:29 The A380's Biggest Problem - 7:06 What If? - 8:04 Lessons Learned - 9:53 Closing Thoughts - 11:21 _______________________________________________ The A380 is a plane full of contradictions. Passengers love it, but airlines hate it. It’s massive in size, but its order book is small. It’s an engineering marvel, but it’s already outdated. But amongst all these contradictions, one stands out. The A380 was meant to tackle explosive demand for air travel. But a key design choice essentially guaranteed it could never achieve that goal. So, what is the A380s fatal design flaw, and why did Airbus make it? Let me explain… #Airbus #A380 #Aviation #747