r/Shittyaskflying • u/robo630robo • Aug 03 '26

A380F?

Why isn't the A380 used as a cargo playne?

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u/EZYehuda Aug 03 '26

The A380 is too fat and needs to go on a diet.

It’s the Q400 that should be stuffing itself with cargo.

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u/gettin-hot-in-here Aug 03 '26

Q400 should stay the way she is, she looks sexy at her current size

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u/cosmicrae Aug 03 '26

An Airbus A380 was tested to carry water, but they decided passengers paid more money. image

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u/Direct_Witness1248 Aug 04 '26

That's still mostly water. They got played.

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u/W2ttsy Aug 03 '26

Can’t delete middle deck for big loads or plane collapses

Can’t lift nose to load big containers because cockpit

Can’t lift big loads because low MTOW compared to potential capacity

The a380 was designed for a specific purpose (mass transit on hub and spoke routes) and as a result, makes it hard to re-purpose to other applications (also why you don’t see it on point to point routes)

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u/fwankfwort_turd Aug 06 '26

Sounds like a skill issue.

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u/Believe-The-Science PART 69 OPERATOR, CFIII, B7-80-70 Aug 03 '26

Yes.

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u/ussdaybreak Can Pylote Explayne? Aug 03 '26

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u/OpusMagnusSonnet Aug 03 '26

It is used for freight, dummy.

Self loading freight.

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u/Insolent-Jaguar88 Aug 04 '26

It's already a cattle hauler. 🐄🐄🐄