Airbus A380 vs Boeing 747-8: which is taller?
Airbus A380 (24.1 m · 79 ft) is taller than Boeing 747-8 (19.4 m · 64 ft) by 470 cm · 15' 5" — 1.24× the height.
- Airbus A380: 24.1 m · 79 ft · 72.7 m · 239 ft long · 575 t (1,267,657 lb)
- Boeing 747-8: 19.4 m · 64 ft · 76.3 m · 250 ft long · 448 t (987,008 lb)
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Airbus A380 vs Boeing 747-8: size side by side
| Airbus A380 | Boeing 747-8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 24.1 m · 79 ft | 19.4 m · 64 ft |
| In metres | 24.1 m | 19.4 m |
| Next to an average man (171 cm) | 14.1 times as tall | 11.3 times as tall |
How big is the difference?
The difference is 4.7 m. Boeing 747-8 is 80.5% of the size of Airbus A380. The gap alone is as tall as 2.7 average men standing on each other's heads.
The difference is easy to see when both are drawn on one scale.
What fits between them?
These are bigger than Boeing 747-8 but smaller than Airbus A380: Antonov An-124 (20.8 m · 68 ft), Arab dhow (20 m · 66 ft).
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