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Airbus A310
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The Airbus
A310 twin engine wide-bodied airliners have been
built since 1981. The A310 has a shorter
fuselage than the A300 aircraft but the same
5.64m fuselage diameter. The A310 is a 200
seated aircraft with low operating costs. The
large fuselage diameter allows the aircraft to
carry industry standard LD3 cargo containers
side by side under floor.
A310 Airbus
versions include the basic A310-200, the longer
range A310-300 (introduced in 1985), a cargo
version (over 100 have been converted, Federal
Express converted 49 A310-200's to freighter.)
and the MRTT multi-role tanker transport, a
military tanker version which has been ordered
by the German Air Force (first delivery was in
December 2003). The Canadian Air Force is to
modify two of its five A310’s to the MRTT
configuration.
The Airbus
A310-200F freighter aircraft is a conversion of
the A310 wide-bodied airliner by the EADS
company, Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), based in
Dresden, Germany. EFW has the capacity to carry
out 14 aircraft conversions per year. EADS and
EFW have also delivered the A310-300F conversion
of the extended range A310-300 passenger
aircraft.
The A310-200C
convertible passenger/freighter first entered
service with Dutch operator Martinair in 1984. |
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Developing
nation: |
Europe. |
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Manufacturer/designer: |
EADS - Airbus Industries. |
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Production line: |
Toulouse-Blagnac, France. |
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Type aircraft: |
Medium to long range wide body
airliner. |
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First Flight: |
- A310-200, April 3, 1982. (F-WZLH).
- A310-300, July 8, 1985. (F-WWCA). |
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First Delivery: |
- A310-200, April 1983,
Lufthansa.
- A310-200C, November 1984,
Martinair.
- A310-300, December 1985,
Wardair. |
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Airbus A310-200 |
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Cockpit crew: |
Two pilots. |
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Passengers single class: |
280. |
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Passengers two class: |
- 20 business
class.
- 192 economy class. |
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Cabin length: |
33,25 m. |
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Cabin
diameter: |
5,28 m. |
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Cargo volume: |
- Maine
deck 61,8 m³.
- Under floor 17,3 m³.
- Total load 79,9 m³. |
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LD3 Containers in belly: |
14. |
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Standard 2.24m x 3.17m pallets: |
- in
belly 3, with 6 LD3 Containers.
- main cargo deck of freighter
16. |
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Wing Span: |
43,90 m. |
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Wing area: |
219 m². |
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Wing sweep: |
28 degrees. |
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Fuselage
length: |
46,66 m. |
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Fuselage diameter: |
5,64 m. |
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Height: |
15,80 m. |
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Wheelbase: |
15,21 m. |
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Track: |
9,60 m. |
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Engines: |
- A310-203, Two General Electric
CF6-80A3 rated 222 kN.
- A310-204, Two General Electric
CF6-80C2A2 rated 231 kN.
- A310-221, Two Pratt & Whitney
JT9D-7R4D1 rated 214 kN.
- A310-222,
Two Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E1 rated 233 kN. |
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Weight: |
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Empty: 80.142 Kg.
- Fuel: 55.200 liters.
- Max. payload: 33.550 Kg. |
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Max. take off
weight: |
141.974 Kg. |
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Max. landing
weight: |
117.934 Kg. |
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Cruise speed: |
850 km/h. |
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Max. speed: |
896 km/h.
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Service
ceiling: |
10.668 m. |
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Max. range: |
7.519 km. |
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Airbus
A310-300*
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Engines: |
- A310-304 Two General Electric
CF6-80C2A2 rated 231 kN.
- A310-304 Two General Electric
CF6-80C2A8 rated 258 kN.
- A310-322 Two Pratt & Whitney
JT9D-7R4E1 rated 214 kN.
- A310-324 Two Pratt & Whitney
PW4152 rated 231 kN.
- A310-325 Two Pratt & Whitney
PW4156A rated 249 kN. |
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Weight: |
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Empty: 80.600 Kg.
- Fuel: 26.718 Kg.
- Max. payload: 33.300 Kg. |
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Max. take off weight: |
150.000 Kg. |
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Max. landing weight: |
123.000 Kg. |
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Max. range: |
7.982 km. |
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Generally similar to the Airbus A310-200
except in the following particulars.
Airbus A310 Production:
Airbus
A310 deliveries 255, on order 5, approximately 206 in
service at October 2004.
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Airbus A310 built of each type: |
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A310-203 - 47 |
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A310-204 - 7 |
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A310-221 - 11 |
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A310-222 - 23 |
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A310-304 - 89 |
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A310-308 - 18 |
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A310-322 - 6 |
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A310-324 - 50 |
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A310-325 - 7 |
6 Airbus A310 written-of by accidents:
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July 31, 1992. HS-TID Airbus
A310-304 Thai Airways International crashed 40 km
North of Katmandu, Nepal. A flap fault occurred while
the flight was on the approach, the Airbus flew in a
mountain. 113 fatalities / 113 on board.
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March 23, 1994. F-OGQS Airbus
A310-304 Aeroflot Russian International Airlines
after a demonstration for and with the children of the
Captain, the Airbus A310 stalled and entered a spin.
Two minutes and six seconds later the aircraft struck
the ground near Mezhduretshensk Russia. 75 fatalities
/ 75 on board.
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March 31,1995. YR-LCC Airbus
A310-324 Tarom after take-off from Bucharest-Otopeni,
Romania the A310 began a descent, and finally a steep
dive and crashed in a field. 60 fatalities / 60 on
board.
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December 11, 1998. HS-TIA Airbus
A310-204 Thai Airways International Weather in the
Surat Thani area, Thailand was poor with limited
visibility and heavy rainfall. The Airbus was on it's
third landing attempt when it stalled and crashed about
three to five km southwest of the airport in a rubber
plantation. 101 fatalities / 146 on board.
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January 30, 2000. 5Y-BEN Airbus
A310-304 Kenya Airways 2 km south of Abidjan, Cote
d' Ivoire, the A310 transitioned from climb to descent.
And crashed about 1km offshore. 169 fatalities / 179
on board.
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July 12, 2000. D-AHLD Airbus
A310-304 Hapag-Lloyd because of gear problems, the
crew decided to fly with the gear down. Approaching
Vienna (Austria) it appeared that there was not enough
fuel on board. At about 12nm short of the runway, at
about 4000 feet altitude both engines quit. The aircraft
landed in the grass some 500m from the runway 34
threshold. The left main gear broke off and the no. 1
engine and wing sustained substantial damage as the
aircraft slid for 600m before coming to rest. 0
fatalities / 179 on board.
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