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Airbus A340 Family. Airbus A340-300. Airbus A340-200. John Blizard February 3, 2009. Airbus A340-500. Airbus A340-600. Concept Matrix – A340. Airbus A340. Seating Arrangement. Misc. Information . Primary Users:
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Airbus A340 Family Airbus A340-300 Airbus A340-200 John Blizard February 3, 2009 Airbus A340-500 Airbus A340-600
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=__TH9 MGAd1iInqc_kFfd2gL_L_LYw=&h=331&w=700&sz=72&hl=e n&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.