Tue. Mar 19th, 2024

Airbus A330

The Airbus A330 is a well-known wide-body aircraft that is designed and operated primarily on long routes. This twin-engine aircraft first took to the air on 2 November 1992 and made its first commercial flight on 17 January 1994. There are two variants of the aircraft in operation, which are different mainly in the length of the fuselage and thus in the number of passengers transported, but also in range. The longer A330-300 (63.6 meters) has a range of 10500 kilometers, while the shorter A330-200 (59 meters) can fly up to 12500 kilometers without refueling.

There is also a pure cargo version with the designation A330-200F or the air tanker A330 MRTT.

Technical parameters Airbus A330

Manufacturer Airbus
Produced 1992–present
First flight 2. November 1992
Introduction 17. January 1994
Cockpit crew 2 pilots
Lenght 58.82 m (A330-200) , 63.66 m (A330-300)
Span Wing: 60.3 m , Main gear: 12.61 m
Wing 361.6 m2 , 25% chord wingsweep: 30°, 10.06 Aspect ratio
Max. seating 406 (A330-200), 440 (A330-300)
Height 17.39 m (A330-200), 16.79 m (A330-300)
Fuselage 5.64 m diameter, 5.26 m cabin width
Cargo volume 132.4 m3 (A330-200), 158.4 m3 (A330-300)
Fuel capacity 139,090 L  – 109,185 kg
Engines (×2) GE CF6 (except -200F) / PW4000 / Trent 700
Thrust (×2) 64,500–71,100 lbf (287–316 kN)
Range 13,450 km (7,260 nmi) (A330-200), 11,750 km (6,340 nmi) (A330-300)
Cruise Mach 0.82 (470 kn; 871 km/h),12,500 m (41,100 ft)
Runway Takeoff: 2,770 m, Landing: 1,730 m

AIB A330 F-WWCB 29sep14 LFBO-1