April 20, 2023

Airbus A340 Family

John Blizard February 3, 2009

Airbus A340-600Airbus A340-500

Airbus A340-300Airbus A340-200

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Parameter A340-200 A340-300 A340-500 A340-600

Cockpit Crew 2 2 2 2

Seating Capacity 261 (3-class) 295 (3-class) 313 (3-class) 380 (3-class)

Length 59.39 m 63.60 m 67.90 m 75.30 m

Wingspan 197 ft 10 in 208 ft 2 in

Wing Sweep 30° 31.1°

Height 16.70 m 16.85 m 17.10 m 17.30 m

Empty Weight 129,000 kg 129,275 kg 170,400 kg 177,000 kg

Cruising Speed Mach 0.82 Mach 0.82 Mach 0.83 Mach 0.83

MTOW 275,000 kg 276,500 kg 372000 kg 368,000 kg

Take off Run Length at MTOW

9,810 ft 9,840 ft 10,000 ft 10,170 ft

Range (Max Weight)

14,800 km 13,700 km 16,020 km 14,360 km

Max Fuel Capacity

155,040 L 140,640 L 214,810 L 195,881 L

Cargo Capacity18 LD3s/6

pallets30 LD3s/10

pallets32 LD3s/11

pallets42 LD3s/14

pallets

Service Ceiling 11,887 m (39,000 ft)

Concept Matrix – A340

Airbus A340

Seating Arrangement

Misc. Information• Primary Users:

• A340 is a long range Aircraft to complement the short and medium ranged aircraft family A320 and A330

• FAA Geometric Design Group :V

• ICAO Airport Design Group Classification: E

• Aircraft Vortex Classification: Heavy

• Primary Users:• Lufthansa• Iberia Airlines• Virgin Atlantic Airways• South African Airways • Air France

• Integration of improved technologies:• Fly-by-wire• Composite Materials• Joysticks instead of yokes• Structure pylons in wings to decrease flutter and vibration from outboard engines

• Entry into Service:• A340-200/300--- March 1993• A340-500/600--- September 2002

Resources• Wikipedia. Airbus A340. February 02, 2009.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340>.

• Vogelaar, Rob . zap16.com .Airbus A340. December 30, 2008. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.zap16.co m/images/FWWBA.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.zap16.com/civ %2520fact/civ%2520airbus%2520a340200.htm&usg=__TH9MGAd1iInqc_kFfd2gL_L_LYw=&h=331&w=700&sz=72&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=tkuQJIU8fKneM:&tbnh=66&tbnw=14 0&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAirbus%2BA340200%26um%3D1 %26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBR_enUS311US311%26sa %3DN

• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007-2008 Edited by Paul Jackson Fraes. C 2007. Surrey UK. Janes Information Group inc.