Airbus a340300600 aircraft detail south african airways. Lufthansa airbus a340300 takeoff at dusseldorf youtube. Its quick and easy to whitelist ads on flightaware or please consider our premium accounts. You can help us keep flightaware free by allowing ads from flightaware. Yes the a340 300 can struggle on sids, especially if any tailwind component or when heavy. Ground support for airbus a340300 aircrafts a340 aircraft. The following are significant events involving the aircraft model. With the development of the a330 airbus tried to compete with the boeing 767300.
Civil aviation administration rules are made as follows only in rough relevant outline. A list of active operators of the airbus a340, as of march 2020. Lufthansa airbus a340300 and a340600 special landings takeoff and taxi at munich airport duration. Airbus claims 10% lower operating costs per seat than the 300, 3% below those of what boeing was then proposing, the 777300x. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Less than a year after the initial takeoff of its longerfuselage family member the a340300, airbus a340200 flies for the first time on 1 april. Airbus a330300 data 01 aug 2019 number of aircraft 9 number of seats 266 max. Recent orders include three a340300e for air mauritius, ordered in june 2005. Crash is first ever for airbus a340 fourengine jetliner has been in service since 1992. The airbus a340200 is a fourengined longrange widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 420 passengers produced by the european manufacturer airbus s. The a340 was developed to complement the airbus product range with a long haul four engine aircraft not being.
Information on airbus a340 300 flights by experienced travelers. The stretched a340600 carries 306 passengers, its little sister, the a340300, carries 221. This aircraft has a three classes configuration and it flies with 40 business class seats, 28 sas plus seats, and 179 economy class seats. Still, during the 21 years from the maiden flight to the last delivery, airbus developed four variants of the a340 the 200, 300, 500 and 600. In june 1987, airbus launched both designs with their first orders and the a340 300 took its. Heavy lufthansa a340600 scenic takeoff from munich to. Of course all modern aircraft from boeing and airbus are part of our program including a220, a310, a319, a320, a321, a330, a350, a380. Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777, and 787 are all two engine airliners airbus has two fourengine airliners. In 1997 the family was enlarged with two more variants. Its powerful 4 engines allow us to fly over water routes and across long distances without stopping. Information on airbus a340300 flights by experienced travelers. The a340 and nearly related a330 were propelled in june 1987, with the a340 s first flight happening on october 25 1991 an a340 300. Heavy sas airbus a340300 takeoff at copenhagen kastrup.
Airbus a340300 private jet charter, hire costs, and. This is a list of the current operators of the airbus a340 airline operators. The first two major versions of the a340 are the basic a340300 and the extendedrange a340200. The a340 300 provides the best economy in its class, reaching a 5 per cent lower fuel per trip compared to competing aircraft. What makes this forward part of the aircraft especially nice for me is the quietness. The numbered events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role, and where at least one of the dead passengers was not a stowaway, hijacker, or saboteur. How many four engine airliners are built recently by boeing. Airbus a340300 specifications technical data description. This includes site work, roads, highways, bridges, dams, tunnels and utilities, as well as materials suppliers, quarries and pits. Sas operates the a340 300 on medium to longhaul flights, mostly intercontinental flights. The a340300 demonstrates outstanding environmental efficiencies, including low fuelburn and reduced engine emissions, while the decreased noise signature comfortably meets international standards. Airbus a340300600 saas airbus a340 family of aircraft offers the most quiet and most comfortable cabins in the sky, so your next journey with us will be relaxing and comfortable. Learn more about airbus a340 300 tools and equipment. Feb, 2019 mornings are the best time to be out plane spotting at melbourne airport, with countless heavy aircraft opera.
Will try a few more heavy takeoffs and see how it goes. Hd swiss a340300 heavy takeoff at zurich airport 03042015. Airbus a340300 pictures, specifications, cabin configuration. They seated 240 to 359 passengers in typical twoclass. The a340300 was launched in 1987 and began service in 1993, and was designed in parallel with the a330. Hifly airbus a340300 all black 9htqm heavy takeoff from berlin tegel txl full hd duration. The numbered events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct. One of the latest models is the a340 600 with a longer fuselage for up to 410 and possibly 550 passengers and much more powerful engines. Regarding the cost index used on real a340 flights, i just came across some virgin atlantic a340 flight plans. Airbus a340 300 private charter flights and prices. The fourengine a340300 features a wonderfully quiet cabin, a key element for relaxing on longhaul operations. I know you slowly pull the stick at about 140kts but on this a340 i slowly pull the stick on 140kts.
Thai airways has retired its a346 recently, and therefor i decided to. However, it was also found that the operators average a340300 rotation rate was less than would be achieved using handling recommendations which themselves would not achieve the expected performance produced by the airbus takeoff performance software that reflected type certification findings. Mraviationguy is a uk based youtuber who is dedicated to uploading high quality, professional aviation videos. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
A combined passengerfreight a340 300 model has also been developed. We work hard to keep our advertising relevant and unobtrusive to create a great experience. There are currently 237 of the a340 300 and its sister craft, the a340 200, in operation, according to. Aug 03, 2005 crash is first ever for airbus a340 fourengine jetliner has been in service since 1992. The airbus a340 flight labs first takeoff equipped with outer wing sections designed for highly smooth airflow over their surfaces, a technology that won. Learn more about airbus a340300 tools and equipment. Mornings are the best time to be out plane spotting at melbourne airport, with countless heavy aircraft opera.
Crash is first ever for airbus a340 world news americas. I know you slowly pull the stick at about 140kts but on this a340 i slowly pull the stick on 140kts but it the nose doesnt go up but i kept on pulling up at about 180kts but the nose went up slowly but the aircraft over ran the runway and crashed into the building. Travelbuzz what exactly makes the a330 and a340 different. Dec 27, 2010 hello,i know how to take off but a340 s are the ones im focusing now ater boeing 747400. A343, london heathrow, uk 2012 on 5 february 2012, an airbus a340300 started its takeoff from an intermediate point on the runway for which no regulated takeoff weight information was available and had only become airborne very close to the end of the runway and then climbed only very slowly. It joined the fleet in the early 1990s and was the first fourengine, widebodied jet produced by airbus. The airbus a340 is a longrange, fourengine, widebody commercial passenger jet which seats up to 375 passengers in the standard variants and 440 in the stretched 600 series. The a340 was developed to complement the airbus product range with a long haul four engine aircraft not being restricted to etops requirements. Airbus takeoff performance software that reflected type certification findings.
A combined passengerfreight a340300 model has also been developed. Lukasz jagodzinski sint maarten princess juliana intl air france airbus a340300. Flying a heavy a340 the airbus forum the avsim community. The a340600 is the largestcapacity member of airbus a340 family, with an overall length of 75. Two versions of the longrange airbus a340 are in service with lufthansa. Hello,i know how to take off but a340s are the ones im focusing now ater boeing 747400.
Swiss airbus a340300 hbjmi takeoff on runway 16 on a beautiful day at zurich airport, recorded from the terminal b observation. Hello a340 drivers, just watched a lufthansa a340 the older one with smaller engines taking off from dfw today. May 19, 2015 please read this is my very last video about the thai airways a340 600, my former favourite airplane at zurich airport. With the development of the a330 airbus tried to compete with the boeing 767 300. Airbus a340 300 sas sas operates the a340300 on medium. The airbus a340 is a longrange, widebody commercial passenger jet airliner that was developed and produced by the european aerospace company airbus. Airbus has received orders for 244 a340200300 and has delivered 239 aircraft. Depending on the model, it has a range of between 6,700 to 9,000 nautical miles.
Airbus launched the a340200 in 1987 as a newgeneration aircraft ideal for services on long and thin routes with a special emphasis on travel over water and across remote areas far from airports. The a340200 and 300 are the starting variations of the fruitful quad engined a340 group of long term widebodies. The stretched a340 600 carries 306 passengers, its little sister, the a340 300, carries 221. The first two major versions of the a340 are the basic a340 300 and the extendedrange a340 200. This lufthansa airbus 340 300 is operated in a three class configuration with 30 angled flat bed business class seats, 28 premium economy seats, and 221 standard economy seats. Scandinavian airlines airbus a340 300 takeoff to copenhagen. Read more10 powerful heavy aircraft takeoffs san francisco airport plane spotting. Seating 250290 passengers in a typical configuration, or up to 440 travellers in a highdensity arrangement, everyone flying can enjoy the extra personal space available in the widebody twinaisle cabin. Sas operates the a340300 on medium to longhaul flights, mostly intercontinental flights.
I was recently on finnair and whilst browsing their inflight mag i came across the page with data on their current fleet. It was shocking to see how much runway that aircraft used up, along with a climb rate that looked almost scary. The investigation found that as the full length of the planned departure runway was not temporarily unavailable, atc had offered either the intersection subsequently used or the full length of the. The average hourly rental rate of the airbus a340 300 is around 20,000 usd per hour. Heavy construction software is designed to meet the unique needs of contractors in the road, highway, infrastructure and civil construction industries. Airbus a340200300, pictures, technical data, history. Take a look behind the scenes follow me on facebook. Airbus a340300 private jet charter, hire costs, and rental rates. The a340 and nearly related a330 were propelled in june 1987, with the a340s first flight. Fullhd 2 very heavy swiss a340300s takeoff at zurichzrhlszh. Lufthansa airbus a340 300, registration daigi worms.
Farewell thai airways a340600 at zurich airport youtube. There are currently 237 of the a340300 and its sister craft, the a340200, in operation, according to. Lufthansa airbus a340300 for fsx fly away simulation. Airbus a340 300 sas sas operates the a340300 on medium to. The a340 200 and 300 are the starting variations of the fruitful quad engined a340 group of long term widebodies. Boeing 737, 757, 767, 777, and 787 are all two engine. Airbus a330 300 data 01 aug 2019 number of aircraft 9 number of seats 266 max. The a340 300 demonstrates outstanding environmental efficiencies, including low fuelburn and reduced engine emissions, while the decreased noise signature comfortably meets international standards. In the mid1970s, airbus conceived several derivatives of the a300, its first airliner, and developed the a340 quadjet in parallel with the a330 twinjet. This aircraft has a three classes configuration and it flies with 40 business class seats, 28 sas plus seats, and 179. Do not select pack 1 on before reducing takeoff thrust, otherwise. Saas airbus a340 family of aircraft offers the most quiet and most comfortable cabins in the sky, so your next journey with us will be relaxing and comfortable. Please read this is my very last video about the thai airways a340600, my former favourite airplane at zurich airport.