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Airbus - A340-600

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SPECIFICATION

First Flight date: 23 Apr 2001  
Certification date: 21 Jul 2002  

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

Fuselage width: 5.64 m 
Fuselage height: 8.47 m 
Fuselage length: 73.46 m 
Cabin length: 60.98 m 
Cabin width: 5.28 m 
Cabin height: 2.4 m 
Cabin volume: 670 m3 
Hold volume: 274 m3 

WEIGHTS

Empty operating: 177,800 kg 
Max zero fuel: 245,000 kg 
MTOW: 365,000 kg 
MLW: 256,000 kg 
Standard fuel capacity: 195,881 kg 
Max fuel capacity: 400,381 kg 

SPEEDS

Normal cruise: 872 km/h 
Max cruise: 914 km/h 

PERFORMANCE

Long Range Cruise alt: 11,887 m 
Max ceiling: 12,527 m 
Take off field length: 3,594 m 
Landing field length: 2,394 m 
Max Payload Range: 10,699 m 
Range notes: 1.MTOW options:368000 & 380000 kg. 2. MRW option: 381200 kg. 3. MLW options: 259000 & 265000 kg. 4.MZFW option:251000 kg. 5. OEW option: 181900 kg.  
Max passengers: 0  
Typical passengers: 359  

POWERPLANT

Category: Turbofan  
Manufacturer: Rolls-Royce  
Model/Submodel: Trent 556  
Thrust: 249 kN  

MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS

Cathay Pacific Engineering
Qatar Airways
Virgin Atlantic Airways