Comparison of Airbus A380 Cargo and Boeing 747 Supertanker

Attribute	Airbus A380 Cargo ×	Boeing 747 Supertanker ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	Boeing
Model	Airbus A380 Cargo	Boeing 747 Supertanker
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	2010	2006
Type	Cargo Airplanes	Aerial Firefighting
Icao	A388	GST
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X Rolls Royce Trent 977 b	4x GE CF6-50E2
Power, lbf (lbf)	78,000	54,750
Avionics	Thales Rockwell Honeywell Combined	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,087	963
Approach speed (km/h)	259	261
Travel range (km)	19,279	10,519
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.034	-
Service ceiling (m)	13,106	10,668
Rate of climb (m/sec)	-	5.08
Take off distance (m)	3,010	2,400
Landing distance (m)	2,010	1,870
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	590,000	377,842
Max landing weight (kg)	386,000	255,826
Max payload (kg)	150,000	139,000
Fuel tank capacity (l)	323,546	204,355
Baggage volume (m³)	1134	74
Dimensions
Seats	2	4
Cabin height (m)	3	-
Cabin width (m)	6.58	-
Cabin length (m)	50.68	-
Exterior length (m)	73	70.7
Tail height (m)	24.1	19.6
Fuselage diameter (m)	7.14	6.5
Wing span (m)	79.65	59.6
Wing tips	Wingtip Fences	No Winglets