Revision Activities

Answer the following questions:

Expected length of response is approximately 600 words or four written pages.

Question 12 (15 marks)

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is
the world's largest passenger airliner, and many airports have upgraded facilities to accommodate it.
It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft
market. The A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service in October
2007 with Singapore Airlines. The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage,
with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the A380-800's cabin 478 square metres
(5,145.1 sq ft) of usable floor space, 40% more than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8, and
provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in an all-
economy class configuration. The A380-800 has a design range of 15,700 kilometres , sufficient to fly
nonstop from Sydney to Dallas, and a cruising speed of 900 km/h.

a) List and describe the functional and aesthetic factors that have been considered with the
Airbus A380. (2)
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 b) Name and justify two possible Research methods that the airbus designers could have used
to ensure the success of his design idea. (4)
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c)  What ethical issues would this design team need to consider when coming up with this
design idea. (consider the production processes and end use in your answer) (3)
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d) Critically assess some of the possible environmental, economic and social implications of
this Airbus innovation. (6)
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In developing innovative and creative designs, designers receive inspiration from a variety of source

Explain how these sources influence the designers.

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Analyse how economic, historical and timing factors determine the success or failure of designs and
give examples.

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Expected length of response is approximately 600 words or four written pages.

 ‘The Television Has Come A Long Way’

Critically evaluate the impact of technological change on the environment.

Make reference to the above example in your answer. 15

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