Airbus A340-500
Airliner
Photo ©: Mike Vallentin
The Airbus A340-500 is a four-engined ultra-long-range widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 375 passengers produced by the European manufacturer Airbus S.A.S..
The Airbus A340-500 is a development of the Airbus
A340-200 resp.
A340-300. The fuselage is stretched by 3,2 meters (10ft 6in) and the wing by 3,15 meters (10ft 4in) compared to the A340-300. It has the longest range of the A340-Family.
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | typ. 313, max. 375 |
| Propulsion | 4 Turbofan Engines |
| Engine Model | Rolls-Royce Trent 553-61 |
| Engine Power (each) | 248,1 kN | 55780 lbf |
| Speed | 915 km/h | 494 kts
568 mph |
| Mmo (max. Mach) | Mach 0.86 |
| Service Ceiling | 12.634 m | 41.450 ft |
| Range | 16.699 km | 9.017 NM
10.377 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 222.000 kg | 489.426 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 368.000 kg | 811.300 lbs |
| max. Landing Weight | 240.000 kg | 529.109 lbs |
| Wing Span | 63,45 m | 208 ft 2 in |
| Wing Area | 439,4 m² | 4730 ft² |
| Length | 67,90 m | 222 ft 9 in |
| Height | 17,10 m | 56 ft 1 in |
| First Flight | 11.02.2002 |
| Production Status | out of production |
| Production Range | 2002-2011 |
| Total Production | 32 |
| Developed from | Airbus A340-300 |
| ICAO Code | A345 |
| IATA Code | 345 |
| FAA TCDS | A43NM |
| EASA TCDS | A.015 |
| Data for (Version) | Airbus A340-541 |
| Variants | A340-541, A340-542 |
