My intuition says you are wrong. But I am just a person who liked his high school physics class 10 years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 http://

My intuition says you are wrong. But I am just a person who liked his high school physics class 10 years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_... A380 typical operating weight: 600,000 lb F16 Loaded weight: 26,500 lb A380 Max Speed: 580 MPH F 16 Max Speed: 1500 MPH Airbus weight advantage ~= factor of 30 F 16 speed advantage ~= factor of 3 3 ^ 2 < 30 Maybe there is some destructive value in having the kinetic energy more concentrated in the F16, but a full speed A380 has a lot more kinetic energy than a full speed F16.