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Airbus A370 Airbus apparently conducted market research when looking for a name for the A380 super-jumbo, originally known as the A3XX. The number 7 [ie, A370] was immediately eliminated since it is so closely associated with rival Boeing. For whatever reasons, the numbers A350 and A360 were also deemed unpopular and appear to have been skipped, at least initially in the case of A350. A380 was eventually selected because the cross-section the fuselage resembles the digit 8, and because 8 is considered a special number in Asian cultures, the primary market for which the A380 is intended. This has not halted public speculation as to the possible indentity of an A360 and an A370. Some thought that the A350 should have been called the A360. The A350 could be the A320 replacement and the A370 could be the big twin between the A350 and the A380. That way, the third generation of the Airbus family could have the same sensible naming as the second generation. The A370 might be an all-composite single-decker twin with a circular fuselage wider than the B747 (251 inches) but narrower than the A380 (281 inches). Done well, it could offer strong competition to the the B777-300ER and the B747Adv. Another concept sees the AIRBUS A370 concept as a 9000nm, 450 paseenger, composite design with 2 engines, something of a mini Airbus A380. Camil Valiquette has created very popular A360 and A370 for FlightSim.