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Originally Posted by 84porsche
aircraft like A380 that are so massive that I assume they would need more runway to takeoff because of the increased weight and size of the aircraft.
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It actually uses less runway than 747. Those Welsh boffins made a darn good wing (big too).
There is no point of making VTOL A380. All extra weight/fuel/engines needed to make it lift vertically would make it a fuel hog. It's cheaper to build a runway
