A Shocking Move from Airbus; Gift A380 for the Premiership Airliner.

June 29, 2023 | The Closing of Pride Month

Introduction

Airbus, a famous airline manufacturer, unexpectedly gifted an Airbus A380 to Premier Karla Soyokov last night. This move was estranged because the model was last manufactured on September 25, 2020, and its final maiden flight was on March 17, 2021. The excursion for the gift was to please the audience of the Premier and his Premiership. However, nothing can be further from the truth as it is also gifted for Cossackia Airlines as a whole. It will be used as transport for the heads of state.

The Airbus A380 — an overview

The Airbus A380 was first introduced to Singapore Airlines on September 25, 2007, the flagship carrier of the Republic of Singapore. It's first ever maiden flight was on April 27, 2005, two years before it was ever debuted.

The Airbus A380 is to put it “an airline jet with two floors on it.” Indeed, the aircraft’s notable feature and size is one of the reasons Karla accepted the offering. The A380 is thrice as large compared to our Wyvern forward-wing-based KS-MMARSII Airliner Jet “Rodina,” a model still in production and use by Cossackia Airlines and Philippine Airlines. The A380 served many airlines, such as Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Lufthansa, and Korean Air. Unfortunately, despite popular belief, Philippine Airlines does not use the A380 model in their fleet. The company, Airbus, announced its end of the A380 production on February 2019 after the Emirates declined an order for 39 of them. And on September 25, 2020, the last fuselage was assembled. A year later, and its last maiden flight was from Toulouse to Hamburg, sealing its fate.

So, you may be asking yourself “Why? Why is it just now that Airbus produced one more A380 after only 3 years?” The answer lies in Cossackia’s most powerful asset.

Cossackia’s Aerospace Industry

One of the country’s largest productions is its work in the Aerospace industry. The Karlagrad Company, a state-owned enterprise, was the sole manufacturer of many of Cossackia’s famous aircraft. One of them is the Sokolovi model, a legendary aircraft descended from the original KS-21 II Sokolovi. It was the aircraft that inspired the ‘variable wing sweep era’ of Cossackia’s air force. Though it failed to expand its variable wing sweep feature to other models, with failed bids from the Necradracula-Sokolova (a crescent variable wing) and the Finix-Sokolova (a failed reiteration of the original model), it pioneered the Air Defense industry of Cossackia.

KS-MDES22 I Fighter “Sokolovi”: With over 300 in use by the Cossackian Air Force, they are one of the main fighters used. The design is mostly inspired by the MiG-27 “Flogger.”

Cossackia’s advancements in the industry are heavily inspired by Ace Combat, a game developed by Bandai-Namco and Project ACES. With nuclear power, the country never hesitated to try on outlandish ventures in weapons systems and aircraft design. The latest fighter, the Razgriz (named after a villain-turned-hero demon), uses 8 Air-to-Air Missiles, an Armored-Piercing Railgun, and the famed TLS (used in the ADFX-01 “Morgan” from Ace Combat Zero.)

KS-MHU23 I Fighter Jet “Razgriz”: The latest fighter to be introduced in the Cossackian Air Force. Armed with Cossackia’s takes on Ace Combat weaponry, it can stand toe-to-toe on any aircraft such as the F-35B and J-20. With its improved Post-Stall Maneuver feature, it can dodge enemy missiles without the need for flares or jamming devices, though the aircraft is proposed to use jamming devices. And with a top speed of Mach 1.2, it can still be supermaneuverable while maintaining stability even at high speeds.

The aerospace industry’s manufacturing sector is one of the reasons why the Airbus A380 is gifted, as Airbus sees an opportunity for future manufacturing of already existing aircraft such as the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog.” Cossackia does license-manufacture the A-10, as its design is better used for attack than Cossackia’s original designs.

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt “Warthog”: One of a few aircraft used by Cossackia to be from another country, this being the United States. It is said that the Cossackian Armed Forces lobbied the Politburo Rada that if Cossackia cannot design a better attack aircraft, they must turn to the Warthog. Under the condition that there will be fully electric or plant-based fuel to maintain Cossackia’s policy of Zero Carbon emissions, they will continue to serve the Air Force. Strange that even an American aircraft can work with post-Soviet-designed aircraft. It’s also strange that Cossackia is the only country to actively use the A-10 outside the United States.

So with these in mind, they are the foundations of why Airbus gave the A380 to Cossackia. Little is known about Cossackia’s deal with Airbus to give the blueprints for the said aircraft after the gift.

What is the aircraft like now?

The gift Airbus A380 is designated as Askal, named after a type of dog in the Philippine archipelago, recognized by Cossackia as a dog breed. And the livery was designed by Monika Wubinsky, whose inspiration came from the American Air Force One.

Airbus A380: The airline jet purposed as the air transport for the Premiership, it is larger than our originally designed airline jets. The aircraft was painted yesterday, and its maiden flight from France to Cossackia will be tomorrow. Little is known if the aircraft will be on public display in a proposed commissioning ceremony.

The tentative conditions set by the Premier shortly after the commission is as follows:

• The Airbus A380 and all other aircraft still using fossil fuel will be converted for use on aviation biofuel, in order to maintain Cossackia’s carbon emissions to less than 1%.
• In receiving the blueprints, manufacturing will not commence until the first complete week of July this year.
• In commissioning the aircraft, it will be cited in every SALN record and is not considered a bribe. There is business intent in the commissioning of the aircraft.

The Airbus A380 Askal will perform its maiden flight tomorrow June 30. It will be outfitted on the same day after its arrival.

So, will there be an Airbus A380 near me?

In July, production for the aircraft will begin at the tentative schedule. And according to Prime Minister Karlina Soyokova, there may be potential plans to allow Philippine Airlines to use the A380. Although, it is blur if Philippine Airlines needs the A380, as it is huge, making the process for them impossible. Operating a large airline jet is an arduous task.

But it is more than the Philippines using the airline jet, Cossackia finds this also as a solution for two things. A more commercial jet for carrying more passengers, i.e. the Premiership’s Government and other officials, and a jump board for Cossackia’s airline industry.

Sources:

• Airbus A380. (2023, June 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380

Daniyele Kazanka, Editor

"The Airbus A380 was one of the best aircraft in the 20th century. I wonder if anyone still likes the aircraft to be in use?"