2. Airbus A380
Cruise Speed: Mach 0.85
Engines: 4
The long-awaited Airbus’ ultra-high-capacity airliner had its first in service flight in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. Since then, more than 200 of 72-meter long behemoths were delivered to airlines all over the world. Designed to break Boeing’s monopoly on the market segment dominated by the 747, A380 proved to be a successful design, popular with both airlines’ executives and pilots. One of the factors behind its popularity is its speed. In order to reach Mach 0.85, the world’s largest passenger airplane comes with two engines’ options, Rolls-Royce Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP7200, generating some 70,000 lbf of trust.
