The gigantic wings of the Airbus A380 sometimes make me sad... Obviously you need the immense wing surface to lift the airliner in the air and such huge wings have to be strong as well - that means they are quite thick close to the fuselage...
If the Airbus A380 could receive "supercritical" wings similarly to the most advanced aircraft of Boeing or to the Airbus A350 XWB then the drag, noise, weight and fuel consumption of the airliner could be further reduced... Who knows, maybe the freighter version of the Airbus A380 could be realised, too taking advantage of supercritical wings...
Maybe the gigantic elevators of the Airbus A380 could be supercritical, too... The elevators of the Airbus A380 are as huge as the main wings of smaller aircraft... Supercritical elevators could be lighter and have a smaller drag than the current ones...
Best wishes, Joseph de la Mikula and Team
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