Posted AT 5:22 AM EST on 27/04/05
World's largest passenger plane makes maiden flight
Blagnac, France — The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, successfully took off on its maiden flight Wednesday, a milestone for aviation and for the European aircraft-maker's battle with American rival Boeing Co.
The giant plane's four engines hauled its double-decked, 308-ton fuselage aloft at 10:29 a.
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