Editing Airbus A380 (section)

===Testing===
[[File:A380 Reveal 1.jpg|thumb|The first completed A380 at the "A380 Reveal" event in Toulouse, France, 18 January 2005]]
[[File:1er vol de l' A380.jpg|thumb|A380 prototype on its [[maiden flight]]]]

In 2005, five A380s were built for testing and demonstration purposes.<ref name="flight_test_2005">{{Cite news|title=A380 powers on through flight-test|last=Kingsley-Jones|first=Max|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2005/12/20/203708/a380-powers-on-through-flight-test.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930043200/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2005/12/20/203708/a380-powers-on-through-flight-test.html|archive-date=30 September 2007|work=Flight International|date=20 December 2005|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> The first A380, [[Aircraft registration|registered]] F-WWOW, was unveiled in [[Toulouse]] 18 January 2005.<ref name=BBC18jan2005>{{cite news|title=Giant plane a testimony to 'old Europe'|work=BBC News|date=18 January 2005|first=Jorn|last=Madslien|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4184987.stm|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> It first flew on 27 April 2005.<ref name="first_flight">{{Cite news|title=A380, the 21st century flagship, successfully completes its first flight|publisher=Airbus|date=27 April 2005|url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a380-the-21st-century-flagship-successfully-completes-its-first-flight/|access-date=7 June 2011|archive-date=4 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004080800/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/a380-the-21st-century-flagship-successfully-completes-its-first-flight/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This plane, equipped with [[Rolls-Royce Trent 900]] engines, flew from [[Toulouse–Blagnac Airport]] with a crew of six headed by chief [[test pilot]] [[Jacques Rosay]].<ref>Sparaco, Pierre. "[http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/03/2005-%20A380%20First%20Flight.pdf A titan takes off] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192900/http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/03/2005-%20A380%20First%20Flight.pdf|date=3 March 2016}}" ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]'', May 2005. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150424204429/http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/03/2005-%20A380%20First%20Flight.pdf] Archive</ref> Rosay said flying the A380 had been "like handling a bicycle".<ref name="First flight">{{cite news|title=It flies! But will it sell? Airbus A380 makes maiden flight, but commercial doubts remain|agency=Associated Press|date=27 April 2005|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10A0DDB8B4BCA1FB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>

On 1 December 2005, the A380 achieved its maximum design speed of Mach&nbsp;0.96, (its design cruise speed is Mach&nbsp;0.85) in a shallow dive.<ref name="flight_test_2005"/> In 2006, the A380 flew its first high-altitude test at [[Addis Ababa Bole International Airport]]. It conducted its second high-altitude test at the same airport in 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Airbus 380 conducts test flights in Addis Ababa |publisher=[[Ethiopian Reporter]] |date=21 November 2009 |url=http://www.ethiopiainvestor.com/index.php?view=article&catid=69%3Aarchives&id=931%3Aairbus-380-conducts-test-flights-in-addis-ababa&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=88 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150227091118/http://www.ethiopiainvestor.com/index.php?view=article&catid=69:archives&id=931:airbus-380-conducts-test-flights-in-addis-ababa&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=88 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2015 |access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> On 10 January 2006, it flew to [[José María Córdova International Airport]] in Colombia, accomplishing the transatlantic testing, and then it went to [[El Dorado International Airport]] to test the engine operation in high-altitude airports. It arrived in North America on 6 February 2006, landing in [[Iqaluit]], Nunavut, in Canada for cold-weather testing.<ref name="Cold weather test">{{Cite news|title=Airbus tests A380 jet in extreme cold of Canada|work=NBC News|date=8 February 2006|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11236081|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref>

[[File:a380 teststation fb06rs.jpg|thumb|[[Flight test engineer]]'s station on the lower deck of A380 [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Production List|F-WWOW]]]]
On 14 February 2006, during the destructive wing strength certification test on [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Production List|MSN5000]], the test wing of the A380 failed at 145% of the limit load, short of the required 150% level. Airbus announced modifications adding 30&nbsp;kg (66&nbsp;lb) to the wing to provide the required strength.<ref name="A380 wing">{{Cite news|title=Airbus to reinforce part of A380 wing after March static test rupture|work=Flight International|date=23 May 2006|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/05/23/206797/airbus-to-reinforce-part-of-a380-wing-after-march-static-test.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415145147/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/05/23/206797/airbus-to-reinforce-part-of-a380-wing-after-march-static-test.html|archive-date=15 April 2008|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> On 26 March 2006, the A380 underwent evacuation certification in [[Hamburg]]. With 8 of the 16 exits randomly blocked, 853 mixed passengers and 20 crew exited the darkened aircraft in 78 seconds, less than the 90 seconds required for certification.<ref name="evacuation_test">{{Cite news|last=Daly|first=Kieran|title=Airbus A380 evacuation trial full report: everyone off in time|work=Flight International|date=6 April 2006|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/04/06/Navigation/177/205793/Airbus+A380+evacuation+trial+full+report+everyone+off+in.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621142039/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/04/06/205793/airbus-a380-evacuation-trial-full-report-everyone-off-in.html|archive-date=21 June 2008|access-date=16 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=ZlhDochDWJ8|title=Airbus infrared video}}. {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhDochDWJ8 |title=A rigorous test campaign culminates in A380 certification |website=[[YouTube]] |date=7 April 2011 |access-date=29 November 2016 |archive-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930062848/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhDochDWJ8 |url-status=dead}}. 7 April 2011.</ref> Three days later, the A380 received [[European Aviation Safety Agency]] (EASA) and United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) approval to carry up to 853 passengers.<ref name="evacuation_test_2">{{Cite news|title=Pictures: Airbus A380 clears European and US certification hurdles for evacuation trial|work=Flight International|date=29 March 2006|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/03/29/Navigation/177/205739/Pictures+Airbus+A380+clears+European+and+US+certification+hurdles+for+evacuation.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015857/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/03/29/205739/pictures-airbus-a380-clears-european-and-us-certification-hurdles-for-evacuation.html|archive-date=12 October 2007|access-date=16 September 2006}}</ref>

The first A380 using [[Engine Alliance GP7200|GP7200]] engines—serial number [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Production List|MSN009]] and flew on 25 August 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|title=GE joint venture engines tested on Airbus A380|publisher=Business Courier|date=25 August 2006|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/08/21/daily47.html|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Airbus test flight with engine alliance engine a success|agency=PR Newswire|date=28 August 2006|url=http://aviation.bernama.com/news.php?id=216600&lang=en|access-date=1 November 2012|archive-date=21 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621221603/http://aviation.bernama.com/news.php?id=216600&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 4 September 2006, the first full passenger-carrying flight test took place.<ref name="first_pax_flight">{{cite news|title=Airbus A380 completes test flight|work=BBC News|date=4 September 2006|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5312020.stm|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> The aircraft flew from Toulouse with 474 Airbus employees on board, in a test of passenger facilities and comfort.<ref name="first_pax_flight"/> In November 2006, a further series of route-proving flights demonstrated the aircraft's performance for 150 flight hours under typical airline operating conditions.<ref name="A380testfly">{{Cite news|title=Airbus A380 jets off for tests in Asia from the eye of a storm|work=USA Today|date=11 November 2006|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-11-09-airbus-asia-test_x.htm|first1=Gilles|last1=Ramel|access-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> {{as of|2014}}, the A380 test aircraft continue to perform test procedures.<ref name=whe>Whelan, Ian. "[http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2014-08-21/long-serving-flight-test-aircraft-play-different-roles Long-serving Flight Test Aircraft Play Different Roles]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}" ''AINonline'', 21 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014. {{YouTube|id=VkPVsToMG3s|title=Video}} {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPVsToMG3s |title=Behind the Scenes in Airbus A380 and Boeing 787-9 Test Aircraft – AINtv |website=[[YouTube]] |date=28 July 2014 |access-date=29 November 2016 |archive-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809200236/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkPVsToMG3s |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Airbus obtained [[type certificate]]s for the [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Models|A380-841]] and [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Models|A380-842]] model from the EASA and FAA on 12 December 2006 in a joint ceremony at the company's French headquarters,<ref name="EASA A380">{{cite web |url=http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Aircrafts/TCDS%20EASA.A.110%20Airbus%20A380%20Iss%203%20(14%20Dec%2007).pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222052318/http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/c/doc/Design_Appro/Aircrafts/TCDS%20EASA.A.110%20Airbus%20A380%20Iss%203%20(14%20Dec%2007).pdf |archive-date=22 December 2009 |title=EASA Type-Certificate Data Sheet TCDS A.110 Issue 03 |publisher=EASA |date=14 December 2007 |access-date=30 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="FAA A380">{{cite web|url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgMakeModel.nsf/0/159B44F68212A2FE862573B70056D374/$FILE/A58NM.pdf|title=FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet NO.A58NM Rev 2|publisher=FAA|date=14 December 2007|access-date=30 December 2011|archive-date=9 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309094506/http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library%5CrgMakeModel.nsf/0/159B44F68212A2FE862573B70056D374/$FILE/A58NM.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> receiving the [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] [[List of ICAO aircraft type designators|code]] A388.<ref name=icaoCode>"[http://cfapp.icao.int/Doc8643/reports/Part1-By%20Manufacturer%20(Encode).pdf Doc 8643 – Edition 40, Part1-By Manufacturer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305024019/http://cfapp.icao.int/Doc8643/reports/Part1-By%20Manufacturer%20%28Encode%29.pdf |date= 5 March 2016}}" page 1–8. ''[[International Civil Aviation Organization]]'', 30 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.</ref> The [[List of Airbus A380 orders and deliveries#Models|A380-861]] model was added to the type certificate on 14 December 2007.<ref name="FAA A380"/>