Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Future A380-F Customers
Airliners.net Civil Aviation: Future A380-F Customers: "There are some severe limitations on the 380F.
First, the loading on all decks is restricted to 7.2lbs/sq in, while on the 744F it's 9.9lbs/sq in. That is a very restrictive loading footprint for heavy cargo.
Secondly, on the 744F the normal pallet height is 3 meters, this will not fit in the 380F.
As has been pointed out, the 380F will make a fine package freighter, where you will fill the plane in volumetric terms rather than in weight. On the 744F, most of the flights I have flown are weight limited, meaning you are right at MZFW rather than just running out of space."
Carriers such as UPS & Fedex can make use of the A380, but Carriers, like Polar Air Cargo, Atlas, & NCA (Nippon Cargo Airliners) will never touch the A380 due to its lack of a nose loader.
First, the loading on all decks is restricted to 7.2lbs/sq in, while on the 744F it's 9.9lbs/sq in. That is a very restrictive loading footprint for heavy cargo.
Secondly, on the 744F the normal pallet height is 3 meters, this will not fit in the 380F.
As has been pointed out, the 380F will make a fine package freighter, where you will fill the plane in volumetric terms rather than in weight. On the 744F, most of the flights I have flown are weight limited, meaning you are right at MZFW rather than just running out of space."
Carriers such as UPS & Fedex can make use of the A380, but Carriers, like Polar Air Cargo, Atlas, & NCA (Nippon Cargo Airliners) will never touch the A380 due to its lack of a nose loader.
posted by Tom Bucceri at 12:53 PM
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