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The ''' Airbus A340''' is a jet aircraft in [[av8]].
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[[image:a340stat.png|right]]The ''' Airbus A340''' is a jet aircraft in [[av8]].  
 
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It is an [[Aviators Aircraft Set|optional aircraft]], replacing the [[Boeing 777]] if the appropriate parameter bit is set.
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== Stats ==
 
== Stats ==
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[[image: A340.jpg‎|left|300px]]
 
[[image: A340.jpg‎|left|300px]]
  
The long-range Airbus A340 was launched as a suppliment to the short-range [[Airbus A320|A320]] and the medium-range [[Airbus A300|A300]].
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The long-range Airbus A340 was launched as a complement to the short-range [[Airbus A320|A320]] and the medium-range [[Airbus A300|A300]].
  
It was the first 4-engine Airbus aircraft and therefore also the first Airbus which was able to fly longhaul over-sea routes. At the launch of the A340, international rules (ETOPS) prohibited twin-engine aircrafts from flying such routes.
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It was the first 4-engine Airbus and the first able to fly long over-sea routes, closed to twin-engine aircraft by international rules (ETOPS).  With the relaxing of ETOPS in recent years, the more efficient twin-engine [[Airbus A330]] has proved more popular.
  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340 Wikipedia article]
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A340 Wikipedia article]
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 24 March 2012

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The Airbus A340 is a jet aircraft in av8.

[edit] Stats

Introduction 1993
Withdrawal 2043
Aircraft Type Large
Cruising Speed 544mph
Capacity 295 pax & 50 mail, or 220 crates of goods

[edit] Information

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The long-range Airbus A340 was launched as a complement to the short-range A320 and the medium-range A300.

It was the first 4-engine Airbus and the first able to fly long over-sea routes, closed to twin-engine aircraft by international rules (ETOPS). With the relaxing of ETOPS in recent years, the more efficient twin-engine Airbus A330 has proved more popular.

Wikipedia article

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