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Airbus A340-300 (4 pics)
Air France Airbus A340-313X Air France Airbus A340-313X A340-311 4R-ADA, Air Lanka
Air France Airbus A340-313X
The A340 shares the same
flight deck including side stick controllers and EFIS, plus fly-by-wire, basic
airframe, systems, fuselage and wing with the A330 (the flight deck is also
common to the A320 series). Benefiting from the latest innovations introduced on
the A340-500 and A340-600, the A340-300 now also features an enhanced new
interior styling with new LED lighting and LCD screens in the cockpit.
The new CFM-56-5C/P engine gives the A340-300 Enhanced improved fuel efficiency
and lower engine maintenance costs.
The A340-300 flies 295 passengers in a typical three-class cabin layout over
13.700 km range.
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Developing nation: |
Europe. |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
EADS -
Airbus Industries. |
| Production
line: |
Toulouse -
Blagnac, France. |
| Type
aircraft: |
Long range wide body
airliner. |
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First flight: |
October 25, 1991 F-WWAI c/n.001. |
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First delivery: |
March 1993
to Lufthansa and Air France. |
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Airbus A340-300 |
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Cockpit crew: |
Two pilots. |
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Passengers two class: |
- 30
business class.
- 305 economy class. |
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Passengers three class: |
- 12 first class.
- 42
business class.
- 241 economy class. |
| Cabin
length: |
50,35 m. |
| Cabin
diameter: |
5,28 m. |
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Cabin height: |
2,54 m. |
| Cargo
volume: |
Total load 162,8 m³. |
| LD3
Containers in belly: |
32. |
| Standard
2.24m x 3.17m pallets: |
in belly 11. |
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Wing
span: |
60,30 m. |
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Wing
area: |
361,6 m². |
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Wing sweep: |
30 degrees. |
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Fuselage length: |
63,60 m. |
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Fuselage diameter: |
5,64 m. |
| Height: |
16,7 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
25,60 m. |
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Track: |
10,69 m. |
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Engines: |
- Four CFM
International CFM56-5C2 rated 138.78 kN.
- Four CFM
International CFM56-5C3 rated 144.57 kN.
- Four CFM
International CFM56-5C4 rated 151.25 kN.
- Four CFM
International CFM56-5C4P rated 149.9 kN. |
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Weight: |
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Empty: 129.275 Kg.
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Max.
zero-fuel weight: 181.000 Kg.
- Fuel: 140.640 liter.
- Max. payload: 43.500
Kg. |
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Max.
take off weight: |
276.500 Kg. |
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Max.
landing weight: |
192.000 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
861 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
915 km/h.
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Service ceiling: |
11.887 m. |
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Max.
range: |
13.700 km. |
Production:
Airbus A340-300, 207 built,
206 active, 4 on order,
none stored and 1 written off at
November 2004.
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Airbus A340-300 built
of each type: |
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3 - Airbus A340-300. |
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30 - Airbus A340-311 CFM56-5C2. |
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14 - Airbus A340-312 CFM56-5C3. |
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15 - Airbus A340-313 CFM56-5C4. |
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155 - Airbus A340-313X CFM56-5C4P. |
2 Airbus A340-300 written-off
by accidents:
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24-07-2001 |
4R-ADD |
Airbus A340-312 SriLankan Airlines Tamil Tiger rebels launched a major
pre-dawn suicide attack on Colombo-Bandaranayake IAP, Sri Lanka. destroyed this
A340. 0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
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02-08-2005 |
F-GLZQ |
Airbus A340-313X Air France This Airbus crashed at the end of runway 24L
during landing in bad weather at Toronto-Lester B. Pearson IAP, Ont. Canada.
0 fatalities / 0 on board. |
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Airbus A340-300
airline operators: |
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30 - Lufthansa. |
5 - SriLankan Airlines. |
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22 - Air France. |
4 - Air Tahiti Nui. |
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18 - Iberia. |
4 - Kuwait Airways. |
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15 - Cathay Pacific. |
4 - LAN Airlines. |
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9 - Air Canada. |
4 - Olympic Airlines. |
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9 - Gulf Air. |
4 - Philippine Airlines. |
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9 - Swiss. |
4 - TAP Air Portugal. |
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9 - Virgin Atlantic. |
3 - Air Jamaica. |
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8 - Emirates. |
3 - South African Airways. |
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7 - China Airlines. |
2 - Austrian Airlines. |
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7 - SAS. |
2 - BWIA West Indies Airways. |
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7 - Turkish Airlines. |
1 - Ethiad Airways. |
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6 - Air China. |
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5 - Air Mauritius. |
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5 - China Eastern Airlines. |
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Research: R. Vogelaar
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