Airbus A340 |
The Airbus A340 is a four-engine, wide-body derivative of the A300. The A340-300 made its maiden flight on October 21, 1991. The A340-300 is 209 feet long and has a wing span of 198 feet. The A340-200 made its maiden flight on August 13, 1997. It has the same wing span as the A340-300 and is 195 feet long. The A340-600 made its maiden flight on April 23, 2001. The A340-600 is 247 feet long and has a wing span of 208 feet. The A340-500 made its maiden flight on February 11, 2002. It has the same wing span as the A340-600 and is 223 feet long.
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-642 G-VFIT first flew on May 10, 2006. Its construction number is 753. It was delivered to Virgin Atlantic on May 24, 2006.
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-642 G-VFIT
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OSEA first flew on November 8, 2001. Its construction number is 438. It was delivered to Air Tahiti Nui on December 27, 2002.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OSEA at Los Angeles International Airport on May 3, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Lufthansa Airbus A340-642 D-AIHW first flew on December 3, 2008. Its construction number is 972. It was delivered to Lufthansa on December 22, 2008.
Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 D-AIHW at Los Angeles International Airport on May 3, 2016, 2016.. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Iberia Airbus A340-313X EC-HGV first flew on February 18, 2000. Its construction number is 329. It was delivered to Iberia on April 11, 2000.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD first flew as F-WWCQ on October 7, 2005. Its construction number is 706. It was delivered to Virgin Atlantic Airways on November 28, 2005.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, LAX, January 19, 2015. You can purchase prints of this photo as large as 16 inches by 24 inches.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OJGF first flew as F-WWJC on February 1, 2001. Its construction number is 385. It was delivered to Air Tahiti Nui on December 28, 2001.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OJGF
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OJGF
Swiss Airbus A340-313E HB-JML first flew as F-WWJU on March 5, 1999. Its construction number is 263. It was delivered to Austrian Airlines as OE-LAL on March 24, 1999. It was leased to Swiss International Airlinees as HB-JML on August 6, 2007.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6053 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China. It carries construction number 577. It was delivered to China Eastern on June 28, 2004
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6053 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6053 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China and Japan Air Lines Boeing 747-446, JA8085.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6053 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OLOV flight THT1 to Tahiti. It carries construction number 668. It was delivered to Air Tahiti Nui on June 13, 2005.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OLOV flight THT1 to Tahiti.
Lufthansa Airbus A340-313X D-AIGR flight DLH452 from Munich. It carries construction number 274. It was delivered to Lufthansa on May 18, 1990.
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-600 flight VIR7 from London Heathrow.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OSUN flight THT22 from Tahiti. It carries construction number 446. It was delivered to Air Tahiti Nui on December 27, 2002.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6052 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China. It carries construction number 514. It was delivered to China Eastern on October 24, 2003.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6052 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6052 flight CES586 to Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B6053 (c/n 577) Flight CES583 from Pudong, China.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B6053 (c/n 577) Flight CES586 to Pudong, China.
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B6053 (c/n 577) Flight CES586 to Pudong, China.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OJTN (cn 395) Flight THT1 to Tahiti.
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313X F-OJTN (cn 395) Flight THT1 to Tahiti.
Giant Jet Airplanes |
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| First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area (ft2) | Gross Weight (lbs) | Engines | |
| Boeing 777-9 | 2018 |
235ft 5in |
251ft 9in |
5,025 |
775,000 |
2 × 105,000 lb General Electric GE9X-105B1A |
| Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch | 2018 |
385ft |
238ft |
? |
1,300,000 |
6 × 56,750 lb Pratt & Whitney PW4056 |
| Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet | 2010 |
224ft,07in |
250ft,02in |
5,960 |
975,000 |
4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67 |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
206ft |
3,501 |
545,000 |
2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2009 |
197ft, 03in |
186ft |
3,501 |
502,500 |
2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
| Airbus A380 | 2005 |
261ft,10in |
239ft,06in |
9,100 |
1,235,000 |
4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2003 |
212ft,07in |
242ft,04in |
4,700 |
775,000 |
2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B |
| Airbus A340-600 | 2001 |
208ft,02in |
247ft,01in |
4,729 |
811,300 |
4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556 |
| Boeing 777-200 | 1994 |
209ft,01in |
199ft,11in |
4,605 |
545,000 |
2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 1992 |
197ft,10in |
208ft,10in |
3,892 |
507,000 |
2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700 |
| Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet | 1988 |
211ft,05in |
231ft,10in |
5,650 |
833,000 |
4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F |
| Antonov An-225 Mryia | 1988 |
290ft,00in |
275ft,07in |
10,280 |
1,300,000 |
6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 1984 |
240ft,00in |
227ft,00in |
6,760 |
890,000 |
4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
| Tupolev 160 Blackjack | 1981 | 182ft, 09in | 177ft, 06in | 3,660 | 606,000 | 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321 |
| Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 1968 |
222ft,08in |
247ft,10in |
6,200 |
769,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39 |
| Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet | 1968 |
195ft,08in |
231ft,04in |
5,500 |
850,000 |
4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D |
| Antonov An-22 Antheus | 1965 |
211ft,04in |
189ft,07in |
3,713 |
550,000 |
4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
| North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 1964 |
105ft,00in |
189ft,00in |
6,297 |
530,000 |
6 x 33,000,lb J-93 |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 1952 |
185ft,00in |
157ft,07in |
4,000 |
450,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
| Convair YB-60 | 1952 |
206ft,05in |
175ft,02in |
5,239 |
410,000 |
8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
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Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007,
NASA Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Endeavour, Edwards Air Force Base, December 10, 2008,
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0032, Nellis Air Force Base, April 25, 1997,
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 RA-82068, Phoenix, Sky Harbor, June 15, 2016,
Saudi Arabian Boeing 777-368ER HZ-AK17, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Delta Boeing 747-451 N668US, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 8, 2016,
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993,
American Airbus A330-323 N273AY, Phoenix Sky Harbor, December 20, 2017,
Virgin Atalntic Airbus A340-642 G-VWKD, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
Asiana Airbus A380-800 HL7625, Los Angeles International Airport, May 3, 2016,
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYK, Los Angeles International Airport, January 19, 2015,
All Nippon Airlines Boeing 787-9 JA837A, Phoenix Sky Harbor, January 28, 2018,
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