Jumbo Passenger Jets
Airbus A380-900
ICAO: A389
Overview
The Airbus A350-800 was conceived as the smallest member of the A350 family. Announced in the mid-2000s, it was intended to replace earlier-generation widebodies in the 250-seat class. The variant was ultimately canceled as airlines favored larger models.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Rolls Royce Trent XWB
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 74,000 lbf · 329 kN
- Avionics
- Thales Avionics Suite
- Wing tips
- Blended tips
- Seats
- 312 economy · 270 business
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 18 ft 5 in · 5.61 m
- Cabin height
- 7 ft 3 in · 2.20 m
- Cabin length
- 149 ft 3 in · 45.50 m
- Exterior length
- 198 ft 10 in · 60.60 m
- Tail height
- 56 ft 1 in · 17.10 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 19 ft 7 in · 5.96 m
- Wing span
- 212 ft 5 in · 64.75 m
- Baggage volume
- 4,061 ft³ · 115.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 571,000 lb · 259,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 78,500 lb · 35,700 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 39,650 gal · 150,000 L · 120,000 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 510 kt · 587 mph · 945 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 155 kt · 178 mph · 287 km/h
- Range
- 8,316 nm · 9,570 mi · 15,400 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.20 nm/gal · 0.10 km/L
- Ceiling
- 43,000 ft · 13,100 m
- Rate of climb
- 3,000 ft/min · 15 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 8,000 ft · 2,440 m
- Landing distance
- 4,000 ft · 1,220 m
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Operational Context
Airbus A350-800 — proposed long-range widebody airliner
The A350-800 was originally launched as part of Airbus’s response to new composite widebody competitors. It was designed to carry roughly 250 passengers over intercontinental distances. As development progressed, airline demand shifted toward the larger A350-900 and -1000 variants.
The aircraft would have been powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engines producing approximately 84,000 pounds of thrust (374 kN) each. Cruise speed was projected near Mach 0.85. Maximum takeoff weight was expected to exceed 540,000 pounds (245,000 kg), with range approaching 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 km).
Despite initial orders, the -800 program was discontinued before production. Airbus redirected resources to the more commercially successful A350 variants. The A350-800 remains an example of market dynamics reshaping aircraft programs before entry into service.
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