What If The Airbus A380 Had Been Released 50 Years Ago?

The Airbus A380 was never the huge success it could, or should, have been. While everyone agrees it’s a superb aircraft, its release coincided with a number of external factors that meant it never achieved its full potential. We take a look at how things could have been different for the Airbus superjumbo if it had been created around the same time as the Boeing 747.

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Video source list:

British Airways A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA8BdSlw6vU
British Airways A380 in Hangar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0Wqu5g8g4
Air France A380 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWoOT6MJgek
Air France A380 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-r0BcsX1I
Airbus A380 Production: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTo_o8ykdUo
Singapore Airlines A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DABGx8Jxssc
Singapore Airlines A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9OSJ6f8m4
Singapore Airlines A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkM-mrFihKo
Singapore Airlines A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfIH101tUFQ
Singapore Airlines A380: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UnKG4LpNkM
Misc A380 footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXTgTKRZ3g
Star Alliance Thai 747-400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-YnrzMVEt8
Air China 747-400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3RThWyQ4sw
Philippine Airlines 747-400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djMwns0TFXA
Air Bridge Cargo 747-8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vslvgh-WhRM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XlU2PCXN4w
Lufthansa 747-8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftDZuoEHDc4
Cathay Pacific Cargo 747-8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFeMmiJBYwY
CargoLogic Air 747-8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h2AErWuyac
A380Plus and FedEx A380 photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq9Gg5ndQFI

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