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- [Source: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340 ]
Designed as an early generation 747 replacement, the A340-600 flies 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (419 in 2 class) over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with 25% more cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on 23 April 2001. Virgin Atlantic began commercial services in August 2002. The A340-600 is more than 10 m longer than a basic -300, making it the longest airliner currently in production; more than four metres longer than the Boeing 747-400. The Airbus A340-600 will continue to hold the record for being the worlds longest commercial aircraft until the first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is rolled out in 2010. It is powered by four 56,000 lbf (249 kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 556 turbofans. It also has an additional four-wheel undercarriage on the fuselage center-line to cope with the increased MTOW. Airbus has made provisions for freeing additional upper deck main cabin space, by providing optional arrangements for additional facilities such as crew rest areas, galleys, and lavatories upon the "stretched" A340 aircraft's lower decks. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: A340-600 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Aircraft Short_Name: A340-600 Long_Name: Airbus A340-600 End_Group Creation_Date: 2009-05-14 Online_Resource: http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a330a340/a340-600/ Online_Resource: http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a330a340/a340-600/specifications.html Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340 Group: Platform_Logistics Primary_Sponsor: Airbus End_Group End_Group
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