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 dm˛ (2190
sq.in.) 19 kg (42 lbs.)
A340-300 3.77 m (148’’) 3.98
m (157’’) 141.3 dm˛ (2190
sq.in.) 19.5 kg (43 lbs.)
A340-500 3.97 m (156’’) 4.25
m (167’’) 170.8 dm˛ (2647 sq.in.)
21 kg (46 lbs.)
A340-600
3.97 m
(156’’) 4.72 m (186’’)
170.8 dm˛ (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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