Airbus A340

With exception of the number of engines the A340-200 and -300 are nearly identical to the A330-200 and -300. For the A340-500 and -600 not only span and fuselage length but also wing chord, tailplane and engines have been enlarged. The A340-600 has the longest fuselage of all airliners worldwide. About 300 of all versions have been built by now.

Because of its size this modelplane requires a lot of time for building but the flight characteristics are phantastic. This plane is easy to fly and looks great in flight.

Powerplant:   Glow:              four  10 cc  (.60 cu.in.)  engines    (A340-200/-300)

                                                    four  13 cc  (.75 cu.in.)  engines          (A340-500/-600)

                          Turbine:          twice  80 N  (18 lbs.)  thrust           (A340-200/-300)

                                                    four times  40 N   (9 lbs.)  thrust    (A340-200/-300)

                                                    twice  90 N  (20 lbs.)  thrust                  (A340-500/-600)

                                                    four times  45 N  (10 lbs.)  thrust         (A340-500/-600)

                          Ducted Fan:  diameter up to  110 mm  (4.3’’)       (A340-200/-300)

                                                    diameter up to  150 mm  (5.9’’)             (A340-500/-600)

Specifications:

Span              Length                 Wing Area                  Weight

A340-200       3.77 m  (148’’)     3.71 m  (146’’)     141.3 dm²  (2190 sq.in.)     19  kg  (42 lbs.)

A340-300       3.77 m  (148’’)     3.98 m  (157’’)     141.3 dm²  (2190 sq.in.)    19.5 kg  (43 lbs.)

A340-500       3.97 m  (156’’)     4.25 m  (167’’)     170.8 dm²  (2647 sq.in.)     21  kg  (46 lbs.)

A340-600       3.97 m  (156’’)     4.72 m  (186’’)     170.8 dm²  (2647 sq.in.)     22  kg  (49 lbs.)

Pics:

(Thilo Kyritz, Hermann Geyer, Peter Michel)

(Manfred Köster)

(Manfred Köster)

(Hermann Geyer)

(Udo Fick)

(Hartmut Fess)

(Adi Pitz)

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