Unlocked
First unlocked Jun 30
About this type
When it flew in 2001 this was the longest airliner ever built, a 75-meter four-engined giant with Trent 500s. High fuel costs ended its career early, and active airframes are now genuinely scarce.
So long that a tail camera was fitted just to help pilots taxi without scrubbing the main gear on turns.
First flight: April 23, 2001.
At 75.36 m it held the world length record until the 747-8.
Has an underfloor galley and crew area below the passenger deck.
Technical Plate · Descriptive Geometry · A340-600
Engines
4x Trent 500
Range
~14,400 km
Seats
up to 380
Drawing: Julien Scavini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Your record with this type · @sedergine
- Aircraft caught
- 2
- Sightings
- 3
- First unlocked
- Jun 30
Your regulars · most seen airframes of this type
7335B5IRM117seen ×2
7335A7IRM117seen ×1
Resolver aliasesA340-600A346Airbus A340-600