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Designed as the only competitor to the Boeing 747-400, the A340-600
entered revenue service with Virgin Atlantic on August 1 2002 with an
inaugral flight from London Heathrow to JFK in New York. It is the
longest commercial airliner in the world.
EC-IZX
c/n 601
Europe Photo: John Chalmers
380 seat long range airliner first flown in 2001
Engines: 4X 56,000lb.s.t.(249kN) RR Trent
556
Length: 247’3”(75.3m)
Height: 56’9”(17.29m)
Wingspan: 208’4”(63.45m)
No.built:64+
Range: 8671miles(13900km)
Cruising speed: 550mph(885kmh) Empty weight: 390,440lb(177,100kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 811,300lb(368,000kg) |
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