Airbus A340 Aircraft

Airbus A340, RV Smith from British Built Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airbus (International)

First Flight:

25 October 1991

A340-200/300:

244 - Airbus

A340-500:

26 - Airbus

A340-600:

116 - Airbus

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airbus A340-300

Type:

Long range widebody airliner

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing is swept and tapers. Metal primary structure

Fuselage:

Pressurised fuselage of circular section. Metal structure

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with tailplane on fuselage

Landing Gear:

Retractable undercarriage, nose unit has twin wheels, main gear has four wheels on outboard legs and two wheels on centre leg. Outboard main gear retract inward into wing root, centre unit into fuselage. Nose gear retracts forwards

Power Plant:

Four 31,200lb CFM International CFM56-5C turbofans in pods under the wing

Accommodation:

Flightcrew of two on flightdeck. Typical 335 passengers in cabin

Span:

197 ft 0 in

Length:

209 ft 0 in

Height:

54 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

3908.4 sq ft

Empty:

286,150 lb

Max Takeoff:

573,200 lb

Max Cruise:

494 kt

Range:

6700 nm

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