Comparison of Airbus A380 Cargo and Douglas DC-8-53

Attribute	Airbus A380 Cargo ×	Douglas DC-8-53 ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	Douglas Aircraft Co.
Model	Airbus A380 Cargo	Douglas DC-8-53
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	2010	1961
Manufactured to (year)	-	1972
Type	Cargo Airplanes	Mid Size Passenger Jets
Icao	A388	DC85
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X Rolls Royce Trent 977 b	4x Pratt and Whitney JT3D-3B
Power, lbf (lbf)	78,000	18,000
Avionics	Thales Rockwell Honeywell Combined	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	1,087	895
Approach speed (km/h)	259	254
Travel range (km)	19,279	9,186
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.034	-
Service ceiling (m)	13,106	10,973
Rate of climb (m/sec)	-	6.6
Take off distance (m)	3,010	3,000
Landing distance (m)	2,010	2,000
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	590,000	147,420
Max landing weight (kg)	386,000	108,860
Max payload (kg)	150,000	45,820
Fuel tank capacity (l)	323,546	88,847
Baggage volume (m³)	1134	39.4
Dimensions
Seats	2	189
Cabin height (m)	3	2.21
Cabin width (m)	6.58	3.5
Cabin length (m)	50.68	39
Exterior length (m)	73	45.9
Tail height (m)	24.1	13.21
Fuselage diameter (m)	7.14	3.74
Wing span (m)	79.65	43.4
Wing tips	Wingtip Fences	No Winglets