Airbus A300

Being the first plane of Airbus in 1974 the A300 is still in production but now as a freighter only. More than 530 A300s have been built until today.

The modelplane has good flight characteristics. The older variants A300B2 and A300B4  -  usually called A300B  -  are conventionally controlled by inboard and outboard ailerons but the more advanced A300-600 is lacking the outboard ailerons using the wing spoilers instead.

Powerplant:    Glow:              two  15 cc  (.90 cu.in.)  engines

                           Turbine:         twice  55 N  (12 lbs.)  thrust

                           Ducted Fan:  diameter up to  135 mm  (5.3’’)

Specifications:

Span               Length                Wing Area                Weight

  A300B         2.80 m  (110’’)    3.35 m  (132’’)    101.6 dm²  (1575 sq.in.)    15 kg  (33 lbs.)

A300-600      2.80 m  (110’’)    3.38 m  (133’’)    101.6 dm²  (1575 sq.in.)    15 kg  (33 lbs.)

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