Comparison of Airbus A380-900 and Douglas DC-8-51

Attribute	Airbus A380-900 ×	Douglas DC-8-51 ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	Douglas Aircraft Co.
Model	Airbus A380-900	Douglas DC-8-51
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	2000	1961
Manufactured to (year)	2000	1972
Type	Jumbo Passenger Jets	Mid Size Passenger Jets
Icao	A389	DC85
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X Rolls Royce Trent 970 B	4x JT3D-3B
Power, lbf (lbf)	80,210	18,000
Avionics	Thales Rockwell Honeywell Combo	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	904	895
Approach speed (km/h)	-	254
Travel range (km)	15,001	10,843
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.059	-
Service ceiling (m)	13,106	10,668
Rate of climb (m/sec)	0.06	6.6
Take off distance (m)	2,950	3,000
Landing distance (m)	2,010	2,000
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	521,631	147,420
Max landing weight (kg)	357,431	98,431
Max payload (kg)	92,900	23,467
Fuel tank capacity (l)	320,245	88,552
Baggage volume (m³)	220	39.4
Dimensions
Seats	9	189
Seats - business class	656	-
Cabin height (m)	3	2.21
Cabin width (m)	6.58	3.51
Cabin length (m)	55.9	31.2
Exterior length (m)	79	45.93
Tail height (m)	24.1	13.28
Fuselage diameter (m)	7.4	3.73
Wing span (m)	79.8	43.4
Wing tips	Wingtip Fences	No Winglets