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Airbus A300-600
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The A300-600
development of the earlier A300B4 incorporated a
number of significant improvements and
refinements, foremost being a two crew
flight-deck and increased range. First flight
for the A300-600 was on July 8 1983, the first
airline delivery was in March 1984.
The A300-600 was
further developed into the longer range
A300-600R, its extended range courtesy of a fuel
trim tank in the tail plane and higher maximum
takeoff weights. First flight was on December 9
1987, first delivery was April 20, 1988 to
American Airlines.
The first new
build pure freighter A300, one of 44 ordered for
Federal Express, flew in December 1993. UPS is
another major A300-600F customer, following its
September 1998 order for 90. Also Air Hong Kong
ordered 9 A300-600F. |
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Developing nation: |
Europe |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
EADS - Airbus
Industrie. |
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Production line: |
Toulouse-Blagnac,
France. |
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Type aircraft: |
Medium range
widebody airliner. |
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First flight: |
July 8th, 1983,
F-WZLR. |
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First delivery: |
March 1984. |
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Airbus A300-600 |
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Cockpit crew: |
Two pilots. |
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Passengers two
class: |
- 26 business class.
- 240 economy
class. |
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Cabin length: |
40,70 m.
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Cabin diameter: |
5,28 m.
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Cargo volume: |
- Maine deck 304,6 m³.
- Under floor
70,8 m³.
- Total load
391,4 m³. |
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LD3 Containers in
belly: |
22. |
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Standard 2.24m x
3.17m pallets: |
- in belly 4, with 8
LD3 Containers.
- main cargo deck
of freighter 21. |
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Wing span: |
44,85 m. |
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Wing area: |
260 m². |
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Wing sweep: |
28 degrees. |
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Fuselage length: |
54,08 m. |
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Fuselage diameter: |
5,64 m. |
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Height: |
16,62 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
18,62 m. |
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Track: |
9,60 m. |
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Engine (s): |
- Two General
Electric CF6-80C2A1s rated 262.4 kN.
- Two Pratt &
Whitney PW-4156s turbofans rated 249 kN. |
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Weight: |
- Empty: 90.065 Kg.
- Max. payload:
35.800 Kg. |
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Max. Take off weight: |
165.900 Kg. |
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Max. Landing weight: |
134.000 Kg. |
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Cruise Speed: |
854 km/h. |
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Max. Speed: |
889 km/h. |
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Service ceiling: |
10.668 m. |
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Max. Range: |
6.670 km. |
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Airbus A300-600R*
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Engine (s): |
- Two General
Electric CF6-80C2A5 rated 273.6 kN.
- Two Pratt &
Whitney PW-4158 rated 258 kN. |
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Weight: |
- Empty: 90.965 Kg.
- Max.
payload: 41.100 Kg. |
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Max. Take off weight: |
171.700 Kg. |
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Max. Landing weight: |
140.000 Kg. |
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Cruise Speed: |
875 km/h. |
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Max. Speed: |
897 km/h. |
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Max. Range: |
- 7.505 km with
CF-6's.
- 7.540 km with
PW-4158's. |
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Generally similar to the Airbus A300-600
except in the following particulars.
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Airbus A300-600F*
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Engine (s): |
- Two General
Electric CF6-80C2A5 rated 273.6 kN.
- Two Pratt &
Whitney PW-4158 rated 258 kN. |
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Weight: |
- Empty: 78.335 Kg.
- Max.
payload: 55.017 Kg. |
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Max. Take off weight: |
170.500 Kg. |
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Max. Landing weight: |
140.000 Kg. |
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Cruise Speed: |
875 km/h. |
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Max. Speed: |
897 km/h. |
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Max. Range: |
- 7.505 km with
CF-6's.
- 7.540 km with
PW-4158's. |
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Generally similar to the Airbus A300-600
except in the following particulars.
Production:
Delivered 279 Airbus
A300-600, on order 56, approximately 271 A300-600/R/F
variants in service at September 30, 2004.
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A300-600 built
of each type: |
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A300-601 - 6 |
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A300-603 - 11 |
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A300-605R - 73 |
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A300-620 - 16 |
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A300-622 - 5 |
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A300-622R - 95 |
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A300F-605R - 42 |
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A300F-622R - 90 |
8 Airbus A300-600 written-of
by accidents:
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February 15, 1991.
9K-AHF Airbus A300-620
Kuwait Airways destroyed in air raids
by US and allied forces in Baghdad, Iraq. 0 fatalities /
0 on board.
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February 15, 1991.
9K-AHG Airbus A300-620
Kuwait Airways destroyed in air raids
by US and allied forces in Baghdad, Iraq. 0 fatalities /
0 on board.
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April 26, 1994.
B-1816 Airbus A300-622R
China Airlines during the landing at
Nagoya-Komaki, Japan, the A300 hit the ground tail-first
300 feet right of the runway and burst into flames. 264
fatalities / 271 on board.
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August 10, 1994.
HL7269 Airbus A300-622R
Korean Airways The Airbus approached
fast and touched down 1773 m past the runway threshold
at Cheju Airport, South-Korea. Hits the fence of the
airport and the aircraft caught fire and burst into
flames. 0 fatalities / 160 on board.
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February 16, 1998.
B-1814 Airbus A300-622R
China Airlines during the landing at
Taipei, Taiwan the A300-600 hit a utility pole and a
highway median. It then skidded into several houses,
surrounded by fish farms, rice paddies, factories and
warehouses, and exploded. 203 fatalities / 196 on board.
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March 24, 1999.
A6-PFD Airbus A300-620
United Arab Emirates - Amiri Flight at
Rhodes Airport, Greece the A300-600 overran the runway
in strong winds and heavy rain. The Airbus was partly
broken up after the accident. 0 fatalities / 271 on
board.
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November 12, 2001
N14053 Airbus A300-605R
American Airlines After take-off from New York - John
.F Kennedy National Airport, the A300-600 loses his
entire vertical tail fin and the Airbus entered an
uncontrolled descent from an altitude of about 2500
feet. And crashed at Belle Harbor, NY, USA. 260
fatalities / 260 on board.
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April 18, 2007.
A7-ABV Airbus
A300-622R Qatar Airways
Destroyed by hangar fire at Abu Dhabi IAP, Dubai.
0 fatalities / 0 on
board.
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