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Airbus A310

The Airbus A310 is a wide-body twin-engine aircraft that first took to the air on 3 April 1982. The Airbus A310 was a competitor in the market primarily to the Boeing 767-200.

technical parameters Airbus A310

Manufacturer Airbus
Role Wide-body aircraft
First flight 3 April 1982
Introduction April 1983 with Swissair
Primary users
  • Mahan Air
  • ULS Airlines Cargo
  • Iran Air
Number built 255
Produced 1981–1998
Cockpit Crew Two
2-class 220 passengers (20F + 200Y)
1-class
  • 237Y 8-abreast – A310-200
  • 243Y 8-abreast / 265Y 9-abreast – A310-300
Exit limit 275 passengers
Lower deck 14 LD3 containers
Wing 43.9 m (144 ft) span, 219 m2 (2,360 sq ft) area, 28 ° sweep 8.8 aspect ratio
Length 46.66 m (153 ft 1 in)
Height 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in) fuselage
Cross section 5.64 m (18 ft 6 in)

Maximum takeoff weight

  • 144,000 kg (317,466 lb) – A310-200
  • 164,000 kg (361,558 lb) – A310-300
Empty weight JT9D: 77.4 t (171,000 lb), PW4000/CF6-80: 79.2 t (175,000 lb)
Maximum Payload
  • 32,834 kg (72,387 lb) – A310-200
  • 37,293 kg (82,217 lb) – A310-300
Max fuel 47,940 kg / 105 689 lb
Engines
  • JT9D-7R4 / GE CF6-80 – A310-200
  • JT9D-7R4E1 / PW4000 / CF6-80C2 – A310-300
Thrust (×2) 203.8–257.4 kN (45,800–57,900 lbf)
Speed Mach 0.8 (459 kn; 850 km/h) cruise, Mach 0.84 (482 kn; 892 km/h) MMO
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km) – A310-200
  • 5,150 nmi (9,540 km) – A310-300
Ceiling 41,100 ft (12,527 m)

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