Why Didn't Airbus Build An A340-400? - Simple Flying
2020年8月11日 — When you look at the A340 series, you might notice something odd. There is no -400, despite there being a -200, -300, -500 and -600. What was the A340-400, and why was it never built? Let us explore.
A340 Family - Airbus
The four-engine A340 has greater range at lower cost than other long-range wide-body commercial jetliners and the aircraft’s extended reach and spacious interior also tailors it for VVIP and government use with highly discerning customers. There are four variants in Airbus’ A340 Family: the A340-200, A340-300, A340-500 and A340-600.
The Airbus A340 - Everything You Need To Know - Simple Flying
2020年8月11日 — What about the A340-400? The obvious variant missing is the A340-400. Why does the numbering skip from -300 to -500? The simple explanation is that Airbus did propose the A340-400 in the 1990s as a stretched version of the -300 (for a discussion of this see airliners.net). It would use the same wing design, avionics, and engines, though, as the ...
The Airbus A340 airplane was built to rule long-haul travel. Now …
2024年5月3日 — It was the first-ever nonstop flight between Europe and New Zealand and the longest-ever nonstop flight by an airliner. In its heyday, the plane was used to operate the longest nonstop scheduled...
Celebrating 31 Years of Airbus A340 Operations - Airways
Since its launch in 1982, the Airbus A340 family was advertised as the optimal substitute jet for aging airplanes such as the Boeing 707-300 and the Douglas DC-8. Among its main features, the A340 included the Fly-By-Wire system and side-stick control inherited from the A320.
Why No Airbus A340-400? - Airliners.net
2003年1月5日 — The A340-400 was proposed by airbus some years ago as a stretched variant of the A340-300, and there was an A330-400 in the pipeline as well. Both would have had the seating capacity of the A340-600 (around 380), but far less range, about 4000nm for the A334 and around 6000nm for the A344.
Airbus A340: The Story of the Wimpiest Quad-Jet in the History of ...
2023年10月24日 — With the benefit of new British Rolls-Royce Trent 500 turbofans designed from the get-go to operate on wide-body jets, this new breed of A340 set its sights on replacing older DC-10s and 747s in...
AIRBUS A340 - SmartCockpit - Airline training guides, Aviation ...
The Airbus A340 is a long-range, four-engine, wide-body commercial passenger jet which typically seats up to 375 passengers in the standard variants and 440 in the stretched -600 series. Depending on the model, it has a range of between 6,700 to 9,000 nm (12,400 to 16,670 km).
Why Didn't Airbus Build An A340-400? - IATA News
2020年8月11日 — When you look at the A340 series, you might notice something odd. There is no -400 despite there being a -200,-300,-500 and -600. What was the A340-400, and why was it never built?
A340-600 | Airbus
Airbus’ A340-600 is an ultra-long-haul leader, with a range of 7,900 nautical miles. The jetliner’s four Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines use only 56,000 lbs. of their certified 60,000 lbs. of thrust, resulting in longer on-wing lives.
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