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    Horizontal and Vertical Measurements: Airbus A3BO

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    The document summarizes key dimensions of the Airbus A380 aircraft in meters. It defines how the dimensions are measured, with overall length measured along a horizontal plane between the nose and tail, wingspan as the distance between wingtips, and overall height measured vertically between the underside of wheels and top of the tail. Maximum fuselage width is the external width of the aircraft body measured horizontally between the fuselage sides.

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    The document summarizes key dimensions of the Airbus A380 aircraft in meters. It defines how the dimensions are measured, with overall length measured along a horizontal plane between the nose and tail, wingspan as the distance between wingtips, and overall height measured vertically between the underside of wheels and top of the tail. Maximum fuselage width is the external width of the aircraft body measured horizontally between the fuselage sides.

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    The document summarizes key dimensions of the Airbus A380 aircraft in meters. It defines how the dimensions are measured, with overall length measured along a horizontal plane between the nose and tail, wingspan as the distance between wingtips, and overall height measured vertically between the underside of wheels and top of the tail. Maximum fuselage width is the external width of the aircraft body measured horizontally between the fuselage sides.

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    Horizontal and vertical measurements

    - Linear dimensions
    The web page shows the key dimensions of the Airbus A380 in metres, and the explanations
    below it describe how they are measured. In the explanations, the word plane means an
    imaginary surface (not an aeroplane). On drawings, planes are shown as lines that indicate
    where dimensions are measured from and to, and are positioned to strike (touch) the faces
    (edges or surfaces) of components. Often, they are either horizontal planes or vertical planes.

    Airbus A3BO dimensions:

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    Wingspan 79.8m
    (1)
    > H Maximum
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    i fuselage width
    7.14m

    :' :'
    Maximum cabin width 6.58m

    Overall length is a measurement of how long the aircraft is in total. The measurement is taken
    between the two points that are furthest apart (the front and rear extremities), along the length
    of the aircraft. The length is measured along a horizontal plane. It is the distance between a
    vertical plane striking the front of the nose, and a vertical plane striking the rear of the tail.
    Wingspan is the total distance spanned by both wings. The span is measured as a straight line
    between the two wingtips.
    Overall height measures how tall the aircraft is. The dimension is measured vertically between
    the underside of the wheels and a horizontal plane striking the top of the tail.
    Maximum fuselage width is the external width of the aircraft's body - how wide it is,
    measured horizontally between vertical planes striking the outside faces of the fuselage.
    Maximum cabin width states the maximum internal width, measured between the inside faces
    of the fuselage. The measurement is equivalent to the external width, less the thickness of the
    fuselage at each side of the aircraft.

    Notes: When written, the words dimension and dimensions are often abbreviated to dim and dims.
    Span is also used to describe the distance(s) crossed by a bridge, between its supports. If a
    bridge has a support at its centre (as well as at each end), then it has two spans.

    Level and plumb


    If a surface is described as being level, this means it is both horizontal and flat (smooth).
    However, a surface which is flat is not necessarily horizontal. A flat surface may be vertical,
    or inclined (sloping at an angle to the horizontal or vertical plane).
    Faces that are vertical, such as those of the walls of buildings, are described by engineers as
    being plumb. Structures that are slightly inclined from vertical are said to be out of plumb.

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