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 |