Editing Airbus A380 (section)

=== A380plus ===
[[File:Paris Air Show 2017 Airbus A380plus winglet.jpg|thumb|The winglet (mockup) on the A380plus]]

At the June 2017 [[Paris Air Show]], Airbus proposed an enhanced variant, called the ''A380plus'', with 13% lower costs per seat, featuring up to 80 more seats through better use of cabin space, split scimitar [[winglet]]s and wing refinements allowing a 4% [[fuel economy in aircraft|fuel economy]] improvement, and longer [[aircraft maintenance]] intervals with less downtime.<ref>{{Cite press release |url= http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2017/06/airbus-presents-the-a380plus.html |title= Airbus presents the A380plus |publisher= Airbus |date= 19 June 2017}}</ref> The A380plus' [[maximum takeoff weight]] would have been increased by {{cvt|3|t|lb}} to {{cvt|578|t|lb}}, allowing it to carry more passengers over the same {{convert|8200|nmi|abbr=on}} range or increase the range by {{convert|300|nmi|abbr=on}}.

Winglet mockups, {{convert|4.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} high, were displayed on the MSN04 test aircraft at Le Bourget.<!--<ref name=AvWeek19June2017/>--> [[Wing twist]] would have been modified and [[Camber (aerodynamics)|camber]] changed by increasing its height by {{convert|33|mm|in|frac=8}} between Rib 10 and Rib 30, along with upper-belly fairing improvements.<!--<ref name=AvWeek19June2017/>--> The [[in-flight entertainment]], the [[flight management system]] and the fuel pumps would be from the [[A350]] to reduce weight and improve reliability and fuel economy.<!--<ref name=AvWeek19June2017/>--> Light checks for the A380plus would be required after 1,000&nbsp;h instead of 750&nbsp;h and heavy check [[downtime]] would be reduced to keep the aircraft flying for six days more per year.<ref name="AvWeek19June2017">{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/paris-air-show-2017/airbus-details-a380-plus-modifications |title= Airbus Details A380-plus Modifications |date= 19 June 2017 |author= Jens Flottau |work= Aviation Week Network}}</ref>