Airbus A380 Owner's Workshop Manual: 2005 to present

Aswesome book, details are excellent and it’s a shame that this aircraft will be placed out of production in a few years. I’ve been fortunate to have flown this air plane, I like it better than the Boeing 747, because it’s quieter and comfortable even in economy. Another book that compliments this read if the reader is interested, is The Airbus 380 History by Graham Simmons. Haynes books are well detailed.

Excellent book with more than just basic novice info on the A-380. Good photos, but would be nice to know the registration of some the planes shown.

I like how the A380 carries 86,000 gallons of jet fuel which is about 584,000 pounds. This modern miracle burns 4,600 gallons per hour or about 10 gallons per mile. It takes about 1 to 2 hours to refuel at 6,800 pounds (1000 gallons) per minute.Common sense tells me this is physically impossible to store in the given dimensions of the fuel tank."A gas station's fuel storage tank ranges from around 12,000 gallons to 24,000 gallons of each 87 and 91 octane per station, not per pump."I'd LOVE to see a video of the inside of these fuel tanks being pumped with fuel. I cannot visualize how the airports store so much fuel nor how the airplane tanks physically hold it in liquid form.I'm left with more questions than answers regarding turbofan engines and if/how they use fuel for aviation.Good book though.

Very interesting and well written book on the Airbus A380.

Great book, tons of information

Better than I expected, very detailed

The popular “Owners’ Workshop Manual” series published by Haynes is now enriched by this A380 title. This gargantuan jetliner is now part of the popular culture, becoming a myth since first flight. Notwithstanding this, after some important orders, has many troubles from a commercial point of view.Author Wicks underlines this point since the beginning of the book, but also marks out the huge technology success represented by flying safely and profitably a 550 ton plane all over the world.In the best series tradition, the A380 is sectioned in its many details (engines, structure, systems, avionics and so on) with beautiful shots. Many are directly made by the Author who had access to the Airbus assembly line and also followed the amazing outsize load convoy along Europe.A very interesting chapter is the one of airport interfaces, since this represents one of the biggest issue arising from the size of the A380.Furthermore, the engines, structures and cockpit are deeply detailed. In a nutshell a very well written portrait of this giant of the sky.

Reading this book reminded me of a recent "Grand Tour" episode in which Jeremy Clarkson, due to previous criticism of the company, is forced to bring along a team of Tesla lawyers to ensure he doesn't say anything TOO critical while providing an otherwise glowing review of their new Model X. Like the majority of Haynes book on recent (rather than historical) vehicles, this "manual" is slickly produced, beautifully illustrated, but rather lacking when it comes to the hard technical details you'd expect from this series.If you have a casual interest in the A380, this book will certainly deliver the goods. The author has been granted unprecedented access to numerous Airbus facilities across Europe, and there are dozens of wonderful color photographs of these aircraft under construction, flying, and at airports around the world. The chapters describing airport compatibility issues and the turnaround process are quite interesting, as are some of the technical asides, the descriptions of the aircraft's major systems, and the explanations of some of the composite materials used in the structure.Anyone looking for a serious study of the A380 is going to be disappointed. Although this isn't an officially licensed Airbus product, it sure reads like one. Hardly a page goes by without the reader being reminded how sexy, cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, quiet, environmentally conscious, luxurious, and fuel efficient the plane is, or that it's the world's largest airliner and has a huge cult following. The A380 hasn't been the cash cow that Airbus hoped it would be, and this book frequently comes across as a desperate, decade-late attempt to stir up interest in the plane.Although this is one of the best-looking books Haynes has published in recent years, it's too "sweet" to recommend as a serious reference. I imagine it might take 15 or 20 years before anyone really knows whether or not Airbus's £17 billion gamble actually pays off. In the meantime, this book is pretty, but not terribly deep.