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Directory: world airliners AIRBUS A300 Length (m) Wingspan (m) Height (m) Wing area (m2) Cabin width (m) Max take-off weight (kg) MTOW option Max landing weight (kg) Operating empty weight (kg Max zero fuel weight (kg) Max payload (kg) Powerplant 2 x B4-200 53.75 44.84 16.53 260 5.28 165,000 - 134,000 80,640 126,000 35,500 52,350lb GE CF6-50C2 or2x 53,000lb P&W JT9D-59A1 Standard fuel capacity (I) Normal operating speed (kt) 62,000 298 Normal operating speed (Mach) 0.78 Max cruise speed (kt) Max cruising altitude (ft) Take-off field length (m, sea Landing field length (m, sea Accommodation (1-class) Accommodation (2-class) Accommodation (3-class) Design range with pax/payload Option/payload Notes '80% volumetric payload 480 35,000 level/ISA) level/ISA) 345 254 5,270km/ 251 - B4-200F 53.75 44.84 16.53 260 5.28 165,000 - 136,000 81,600 126,000 44,400 2 x 52,350lb GE CF6-50C2 - - 62,000 298 0.78 - 35,000 2,850 1,635 - - - 4,350km/ 41t* - -600R 54.1 44.84 16.54 260 5.28 170,500 - 140,000 90,300 130,000 39,700 2 x 61,3401b GE CF6-80C2A5 or 2 x 57,7501b P&WPW4158 68,150 325 0.79 480 40,000 - 361 266 228 7,700km/ 266 - -600F - 54.1 44.84 16.54 260 5.28 165,000 170,500 140,600 79,000 133,800 54,500/51,000 2 x 61,3401b GE CF6-80C2A5 or 2 X 57,7501b P&WPW4158 68,150 325 0.79 480 40,000 2,280 1,469 - - - 4,350km/ 54.7t 6,290km/51t 600ST Beluga 56.158 44.84 15.06 260 7,4 155,000 - 140,000 86,500 133,800 47,300 2 x 58,870lb CF6-80C2A8 62,000 295 0.7 295 35,000 1,950 1,176 - - - 2,700km/ 44.5t - Airbus Industrie was formed to manage the devel opment and marketing of the 250-seat A300B widebodied twinjet. Based in Toulouse, France, Airbus was created as a Groupement d'lnteret Economique in December 1970 (a 50:50 joint venture between Aerospatiale and Deutsche Airbus, then part of MBB). Spain's CASA joined the consortium in 1971, followed by the UK's British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) in 1979. The French and German part ners each held 37.9%, CASA4.2% and BAe 20%. Following the creation of EADS in 2000, the con sortium was restructured into the Airbus Integrated Company in mid-2001, with EADS holding 80% and BAE the remainder. Airbus is now described as "an EADS joint company with BAE Systems". The original four partners' Airbus divisions are now wholly owned by Airbus, and designated Airbus Espana, Airbus France, Airbus Deutschland and Airbus UK. A300 A new variant of the Airbus A300-600F freighter designed to handle general freight was launched earlier this year, following a deal with Air Hong Kong for six new-build aircraft plus four options. Deliveries of the new A300-600F General Freighter will begin to the Cathay Pacific/DHL Worldwide Express- owned all-cargo in the middle of next year. The new carrier differs from the present A300- 600F in that it has a cargo loading system and side door capable of handling both small packages and large items of general freight. The freight version of the A300-600 has been the main focus of production in recent years, for major customers FedEx Express and UPS Airlines. However, the first passenger A300s built for four years were completed last year for delivery to Japan Air System (JAS). The A300 was the first Airbus aircraft to be launched, in its initial 250-seat A300B form in May 1969. The widebody twinjet made its first flight from Toulouse in October 1972. The first production A300 variant, the B2, entered service in May 1974. The B4 growth-weight version followed, and several F4 and C4 versions were completed with maindeck cargo doors. Two slightly smaller B1s were built, only one of which was delivered. GE- and P&W- powered A300s were constructed. The A300-600 was launched in 1980, featuring a two-crew EFIS flightdeck, and entered service in March 1984. From the mid-1980s, the new version superseded the original A300B models, of which 250 were built. The extended range -600R was the last passenger derivative developed, entering ser vice in 1988. The -600 freighter version entered service with launch customer FedEx in April 1994. UPS's2001 order for 60 freighters will keep the A300-600 production line active until at least 2009, and 2012 if options are exercised. BAE Systems Aviation Services and EADS' Dresden, Germany-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) both developed freighter conversion pro- www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 21-27 OCTOBER 2003 49
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