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Airbus A300B2-203
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23rd October 1996
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421226
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Aircraft Data
The A300 is a twin engined short/medium range wide-body airliner.It was the first airliner designed and built by Airbus,developed through a range of improved versions, Many have been converted to freighters. Production ceased in 2007.The A300-B2 was the base production version, with an 8' 8'' stretch over the prototypes, and more powerful engines. Subsequent versions were the B2-200 with improved flaps and the -300 with increased weight and range.
Country of origin | First flight | No. built | No. in service | Crew | Passengers |
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France | 1974 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 220 - 336 |
Power
2 x General Electric CF6 (41500 - 69800 lbf) or Pratt & Whitney JT9D (45800 - 56000 lbf) turbofan engines.
Typical engines were the CF6-50C at 51000lb thrust or the JT9D-9 at 53000lb
Dimensions
Length | 175 ft. 11 in. |
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Wing Span | 147 ft. 1 in. |
Height | 54 ft. 1 in. |
Empty Weight | 189,400 lbs. |
Max Weight | 313,055 lbs. (Weights for B4-200 version) |
Performance
Max Speed | 495 kts |
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Cruise Speed | 457 kts |
Ceiling | 35,000 ft. |
Normal Range | 2,900nm |
Max Range | 3,400nm (Range for B4-200) |
Updated 22nd November 2008
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