Re:Joe Sutter, who guided creation of the Boeing 747, has died
by pravda on Friday September 02, 2016 @09:16PM
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>This is why it costs 50% more to operate per nautical mile
Is that a useful metric? Cost per passenger mile is what matters.
The A380 is larger then the 747, one would expect it to cost more to fly.
I do think the 747 is nicer-looking. The nose of the A380 just doesn't work aesthetically.
I read the opinion of an aeronautical engineer that the 747 gets its grace from physics, while the A380 goes a little against physics. Apparently, its wings are a little too short for its heft, but the engineers made it work. This is why it costs 50% more to operate per nautical mile, while having 700 nm less range. (Than the 747-8I)