Airbus Develops Fuel Management System for the A380 Using Model-Based Design
Airbus Develops Fuel Management System for the A380 Using Model-Based Design
2 PagesThe Airbus A380, the largest commercial aircraft currently in operation, has a range of more than 8,000 miles. To enable such long nonstop flights, the A380’s 11 fuel tanks have a capacity of 250 metric tons (320,000 liters). The A380’s sophisticated fuel management system handles fueling and defueling opera- tions on the ground, as well as fuel flow to engines and between tanks while airborne. The system can move fuel between tanks to
