Airbus A340-600

Airliner

Airbus A340-642, South African Airways, ZS-SNB, c/n 417 © Karsten Palt
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Airbus A340-600 is a four-engined long-range widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 440 passengers produced by the European manufacturer Airbus S.A.S..
The Airbus A340-600 is a development of the Airbus A340-200 resp. A340-300. The fuselage is stretched by 11,7 meters (38ft 5in) and the wing by 3,15 meters (10ft 4in). It was the world's longest civil airliner until introduction of the Boeing 747-8.
Crew2
Passengerstyp. 380, max. 440
Propulsion4 Turbofan Engines
Engine ModelRolls-Royce Trent 556-61
Engine Power (each)260,2 kN58500 lbf
Speed915 km/h494 kts
  568 mph
Mmo (max. Mach)Mach 0.86
Service Ceiling12.634 m41.450 ft
Range14.599 km7.883 NM
9.072 mi.
Empty Weight240.000 kg529.109 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight368.000 kg811.300 lbs
max. Landing Weight259.000 kg570.997 lbs
Wing Span63,45 m208 ft 2 in
Wing Area439,4 m²4730 ft²
Length75,30 m247 ft 1 in
Height17,30 m56 ft 9 in
First Flight23.04.2001
Production Statusout of production
Production Range2002-2011
Total Production97
Developed fromAirbus A340-300
ICAO CodeA346
IATA Code346
FAA TCDSA43NM
EASA TCDSA.015
Data for (Version)Airbus A340-642
VariantsA340-642, A340-643

[Photo-ID: 2909] © Karsten Palt 2009-09-06
Airbus A340-642, Iberia, EC-IZY, c/n 604,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Iberia
Reg.: EC-IZY
c/n: 604
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 12713] © Karsten Palt 2016-07-08
Airbus A340-642, Iberia, EC-KZI, c/n 1017,© Karsten Palt, 2016Airbus
A340-642
Iberia
Reg.: EC-KZI
c/n: 1017
 
[London Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)]
[Photo-ID: 11502] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-01
Airbus A340-642, Iberia, EC-LCZ, c/n 993,© Karsten Palt, 2015Airbus
A340-642
Iberia
Reg.: EC-LCZ
c/n: 993
 
[LAX International Airport (KLAX / LAX)]
[Photo-ID: 2001] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHA, c/n 482,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHA
c/n: 482
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 735] © Karsten Palt 2007-10-20
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHB, c/n 517,© Karsten Palt, 2007Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHB
c/n: 517
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 2002] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHC, c/n 523,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHC
c/n: 523
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 2003] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHD, c/n 537,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHD
c/n: 537
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 2004] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHE, c/n 540,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHE
c/n: 540
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 736] © Karsten Palt 2007-10-20
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHH, c/n 566,© Karsten Palt, 2007Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHH
c/n: 566
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 2005] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHL, c/n 583,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHL
c/n: 583
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 11503] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-01
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHQ, c/n 790,© Karsten Palt, 2015Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHQ
c/n: 790
 
[LAX International Airport (KLAX / LAX)]
[Photo-ID: 2006] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHX, c/n 981,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHX
c/n: 981
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 2007] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-05
Airbus A340-642, Lufthansa, D-AIHY, c/n 987,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Lufthansa
Reg.: D-AIHY
c/n: 987
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 778] © Karsten Palt 2007-10-20
Airbus A340-642, South African Airways, ZS-SNB, c/n 417,© Karsten Palt, 2007Airbus
A340-642
South African Airways
Reg.: ZS-SNB
c/n: 417
 
[Frankfurt am Main (EDDF / FRA)]
[Photo-ID: 1941] © Karsten Palt 2009-04-04
Airbus A340-642, Thai Airways International, HS-TNF, c/n 953,© Karsten Palt, 2009Airbus
A340-642
Thai Airways International
Reg.: HS-TNF
c/n: 953
 
[Zürich (LSZH / ZRH)]