[11]:34[8]:39[13]:51–52 This maiden flight, which was performed a month ahead of schedule, lasted for one hour and 25 minutes; the captain was Max Fischl and the first officer was Bernard Ziegler, son of Henri Ziegler. The A330 is a medium to long range freighter jet. [17]:22 In September 1973, as part of promotional efforts for the A300, the new aircraft was taken on a six-week tour around North America and South America, to demonstrate it to airline executives, pilots, and would-be customers. Airbus A300 pictures, specifications, cabin configuration. All information is given in good faith and for information purposes only. The remaining A300s still flying were converted into freight … [8]:39[18], Immediately after the launch, sales of the A300 were weak for some years, with most orders going to airlines that had an obligation to favor the domestically made product – notably Air France and Lufthansa, the first two airlines to place orders for the type. [12][8]:39[5]:50 In 1971, the consortium was joined by a third full partner, the Spanish firm CASA, who received a 4.2 per cent stake, the other two members reducing their stakes to 47.9 per cent each. with 277 passengers, and carries nearly five tonnes more payload than the previous 235-tonne aircraft. It is the first airliner to be fitted with wind shear protection. 561 A300 aircraft have been delivered and 410 are in service. Like all wide-body jetliners in … [19] Other firsts included the pioneering use of center-of-gravity control, achieved by transferring fuel between various locations across the aircraft, and electrically signaled secondary flight controls. [11]:34 Another parameter was the requirement for a new engine to be developed by Rolls-Royce to power the proposed airliner; a derivative of the in-development Rolls-Royce RB211, the triple-spool RB207, capable of producing of 47,500 lbf. MAXIMUM … advanced aerodynamically efficient flight control surfaces. In April 1983, the aircraft entered revenue service with Swissair and competed with the Boeing 767-200, introduced six months before. Cabin flexibility. [18][5]:50–52 Following the appointment of Bernard Lathière as Henri Ziegler's replacement, an aggressive sales approach was adopted. A. van Loon. [18][5]:52 As a result, The aircraft found particular favor with Asian airlines, being bought by Japan Air System, Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, China Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Indian Airlines, Trans Australia Airlines and many others. Other firsts included the pionee… [citation needed], The A300 provided Airbus the experience of manufacturing and selling airliners competitively. [25], From 1997 to 2014, a single A300, designated A300 Zero-G, was operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as a reduced-gravity aircraft for conducting research into microgravity; the A300 is the largest aircraft to ever have been used in this capacity. [20], The A300 is powered by a pair of underwing turbofan engines, either General Electric CF6 or Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines; the sole use of underwing engine pods allowed for any suitable turbofan engine to be more readily used. The A300 has enjoyed renewed interest in the secondhand market for conversion to freighters; large numbers were being converted during the late 1990s. A300-600R has a range of 4,050 nautical miles (7,500 km). [12], On 26 September 1967, the British, French, and West German governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start development of the 300-seat Airbus A300. The manufacturing process necessitated transporting each aircraft section being produced by the partner companies scattered across Europe to this one location. From then on, the A300 family sold well, eventually reaching a total of 816 delivered aircraft.[1]. The first A300B4 (the 9th A300) flew on 25 December 1974 and was certified on 26 March 1975. The prototype first flew on 28 October 1972. The first delivery was made to Germanair (which later merged into Bavaria Germanair) on 23 May 1975. With airlines seeking more passengers and range, many chose other bigger aircraft for long-haul missions and single-aisle twinjet aircraft such as the A320 and Boeing 737 for short-haul operations. A340-600, 380 passengers in three classes to a range of 7,550 nautical miles. A300-620C: (Official designation: A300C4-620) A convertible-freighter version. With this improvement, the A330-300 benefits from up to 500 nautical miles of extra range, to 6,350 nautical miles (11,750 km.) Like other Airbus cargo aircraft it’s well suited to transporting palletised cargo. Officially designated A300B4-600, this version is slightly longer than the B2 and B4 and has increased interior space from using the A310 rear fuselage and horizontal tail. The A310 introduced a two-crew glass cockpit, later adopted for the A300-600 with a common type rating. All A300s delivered between November 2002 and 12 July 2007 (last ever A300 delivery) were A300-600RFs. First delivery in 1988 to. [30] Airbus has announced a support package to keep A300s flying commercially. [17]:22 The first production model, the A300B2, entered service in 1974, followed by the A300B4 one year later. The widebody A310 was built on the success of its forerunner, the A300. By the 1990s, the A300 was being heavily promoted as a cargo freighter. On 3 April 1982, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight and it received its type certification on 11 March 1983. The Airbus A300 is a twin-engined short- to medium-range widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 345 Passengers produced by the European manufacturer Airbus. Official Airbus merchandise Let's shop. It provides code tables for aerodromes, air operators including the world's major airlines and for ICAO and IATA codes for aircraft. [7]:2–13[11]:34[17]:18 Hawker Siddeley spent £35 million of its own funds, along with a further £35 million loan from the West German government, on the machine tooling to design and produce the wings. Two were delivered in 1999. The Airbus A310 is a twin-engined medium- to long-range widebody airliner with a capacity of maximum 265 Passengers produced by the European manufacturer Airbus. The first twin-engine widebody airliner, the A300 typically seats 247 passengers in two classes over a range of 5,375 to 7,500 km (2,900 to 4,050 nmi). [4] Béteille drew up an initial work share plan for the project, under which French firms would produce the aircraft's cockpit, the control systems, and lower-center portion of the fuselage, Hawker Siddeley would manufacture the wings, while German companies would produce the forward, rear and upper part of the center fuselage sections. The aircraft is an advanced development of the original A300 B2/B4 series of aircraft first built in the 1970s and entered service in 1984. Addition work included moving elements of the wings being produced in the Netherlands, and Spain producing the horizontal tail plane. [12][7]:2–16 Béteille opted for English as the working language for the developing aircraft, as well against using Metric instrumentation and measurements, as most airlines already had US-built aircraft. [18], On 15 March 1974, type certificates were granted for the A300 from both German and French authorities, clearing the way for its entry into revenue service. Its advanced autopilots are capable of flying the aircraft from climb-out to landing, [14]:57 The lack of a third tail-mounted engine, as per the trijet configuration used by some competing airliners, allowed for the wings to be located further forwards and to reduce the size of the vertical stabilizer and elevator, which had the effect of increasing the aircraft's flight performance and fuel efficiency.[17]:21[5]:50. A330-900. [4][8]:38, An early design goal for the A300 that Béteille had stressed the importance of was the incorporation of a high level of technology, which would serve as a decisive advantage over prospective competitors. However, between December 1975 and May 1977, there were no sales for the type. [4] At the time, the news of the announcement had been clouded by the British Government's support for the Airbus, which coincided with its refusal to back BAC's proposed competitor, the BAC 2-11, despite a preference for the latter expressed by British European Airways (BEA). Narrow-body aircraft Jet airliner McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Douglas DC-8 Airbus … A330-800. [20] The A300 was the basis for, and retained a high level of commonality with, the second airliner produced by Airbus, the smaller Airbus A310. airlines. In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner. They replaced the four Aero Spacelines Super Guppys previously used by Airbus. [citation needed], In addition to passenger duties, the A300 became widely used by air freight operators; according to Airbus, it is the best selling freight aircraft of all time. The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft designed and produced by Airbus.Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300, its first airliner in the mid-1970s.Then the company began development on the A330 twinjet in parallel with the A340 quadjet and launched both designs with their first orders in June 1987. Range at typical airline operating weight with 267 passengers with 370km (200nm) reserves and standard fuel 7505km (4050nm) with CF6s, or 7540km (4070nm) with PW-4000s. The savior of the A300 was the advent of Extended Range Twin Operations (ETOPS), a revised FAA rule which allows twin-engine jets to fly long-distance routes that were previously off-limits to them. During the 1990s, the A300 became popular with cargo aircraft operators, as passenger airliner conversions or as original builds. and it has an electrically controlled braking system. [12][17]:20 In 1979, Britain joined the Airbus consortium via British Aerospace, which Hawker Siddeley had merged into, which acquired a 20 per cent stake in Airbus Industrie with France and Germany each reducing their stakes to 37.9 per cent. [10][16][7]:2–14 The dimensional changes involved in the shrink reduced the length of the fuselage by 5.62 meters and the diameter by 0.8 meters, reducing the overall weight by 25 tonnes. advanced wings by de Havilland (later BAE Systems) with As of July 2017, there are 211 A300s in service with 22 operators, with the largest operator being FedEx Express with 68 A300-600F aircraft.[33]. Commonly referred to as the Airbus Beluga or "Airbus Super Transporter," these five airframes are used by Airbus to ferry parts between the company's disparate manufacturing facilities, thus enabling workshare distribution. [17]:20 On 28 September 1972, this first prototype was unveiled to the public, it conducted its maiden flight from Toulouse–Blagnac International Airport on 28 October that year. [10][12] The final assembly line for the A300 was located adjacent to Toulouse Blagnac International Airport. Its longer range and ETOPS regulations allowed it to be operated transatlantic flights. Airlines operating the A300 on short haul routes were forced to reduce frequencies to try and fill the aircraft. A300-600RC: (Official designation: A300C4-600R) The convertible-freighter version of the -600R. Some operators just didn’t have the traffic to justify the capacity, while others desired increased frequencies over capacity. Having the sections airlifted in this manner made the A300 the first airliner to use just-in-time manufacturing techniques, and allowed each company to manufacture its sections as fully equipped, ready-to-fly assemblies. [5]:49[6][7]:2–13, European manufacturers were keen to explore prospective programs; the proposed 260-seat wide-body HBN 100 between Hawker Siddeley, Nord Aviation, and Breguet Aviation being one such example. Our talented worldwide team, from a range of industries, have dedicated many months of their lives to deliver one of the most authentic, uncompromising, day-to-day flying experiences for the virtual simmer in X-Plane 11. The final production A300, an A300F freighter, performed its initial flight on 18 April 2007,[29] and was delivered to FedEx Express on 12 July 2007. Pitt, Ivan L. and John Randolph Norsworthy. First saw service with. [4][11]:34 The word airbus at this point was a generic aviation term for a larger commercial aircraft, and was considered acceptable in multiple languages, including French. [11]:34, Shortly after the July 1967 meeting, French engineer Roger Béteille was appointed as the technical director of what would become the A300 program, while Henri Ziegler, chief operating office of Sud Aviation, was appointed as the general manager of the organization and German politician Franz Josef Strauss became the chairman of the supervisory board. The Airbus A300 is a wide-body medium-to-long range airliner; it has the distinction of being the first twin-engine wide-body aircraft in the world. However, for some airlines, the A300 was just a little too big. Structures are made from metal billets, reducing weight. Four delivered between 1984 and 1985. [12] On 5 February 1973, the second prototype performed its maiden flight. It had been feared that the original 300-seat proposal was too large for the market, thus it had been scaled down to produce the A250. The A300-600ST was developed from the A300-600 wide-body airliner. The website has also a photo gallery and gives you an overview of all aviation museums worldwide. Includes some of the A310s and A300-600s digital avionics. The A330-300 is a large capacity, medium- to long-range aircraft, and the largest of the twinjet family. [10][11]:34[19][14]:57, 60 In 1977, the A300 became the first ETOPS-compliant aircraft, due to its high performance and safety standards. It had swept flight surfaces,including a low-mounted wing with a sweep of 28 degrees at quarter-chord andfitted with twin GE CF6-50 series high-bypass turbofans, with versions in thethrust range of 227.4 kN (23.1 kgp / 51,000 lbf) to 240.8 kN (24.5 kgp /54,000 lbf). In December 1977, Aerocondor Colombia became the first Airbus operator in Latin America, leasing one Airbus A300B4-2C, named Ciudad de Barranquilla. A340-300, 335 passengers in two classes to 7,150 nautical miles. Launch customer Air France introduced the type on 23 May 1974. The basic fuselage of the A300 was later stretched (A330 and A340), shortened (A310), or modified into derivatives (A300-600ST Beluga Super Transporter). [18], During the flight testing of the A300B2, Airbus held a series of talks with Korean Air on the topic of developing a longer-range version of the A300, which would become the A300B4. The first delivery was in 1986, but few were built as the A300F4-200 was soon replaced by the more capable A300-600F (official designation: A300F4-600). The aircraft went on to see adoption by the likes of FedEx, UPS and others during its long, storied career. © 2001 - 2019, Karsten Palt, Leipzig / Germany - All rights reserved. [8]:40 Another world-first of the A300 is the use of composite materials on a commercial aircraft, which was used on both secondary and later primary airframe structures, decreasing overall weight and improving cost-effectiveness. It presents 8% lower operating costs per seat than others. A300-600F: (Official designation: A300F4-600) The freighter version of the baseline −600. [5]:52 The Eastern Air Lines breakthrough was shortly followed by an order from Pan Am. Airbus Canada Limited Partnership is responsible for the development and manufacturing of the Airbus A220 Family – of which A220-300 is a member Shown in this digital wallpaper, the A220-300 allows airlines to connect distant points on continents or sectors that were previously unprofitable or impossible And so, work began on it… [12][17]:16 For increased flexibility, the cabin floor was raised so that standard LD3 freight containers could be accommodated side-by-side, allowing more cargo to be carried. The website is currently in the process of optimizing and will have further functions added in order to improve the usability. In September 1974, Korean Air placed an order for 4 A300B4s with options for 2 further aircraft; this sale was viewed as significant as it was the first non-European international airline to order Airbus aircraft. It has higher-power CF6-80 or Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and uses the Honeywell 331-250 auxiliary power unit (APU). [19], On 23 May 1974, the first A300 to enter service performed the first commercial flight of the type, flying from Paris to London, for Air France. [19] Upon entry into service in 1974, the A300 was a very advanced plane, which went on to influence later airliner designs. [10][18][8]:40 Aviation author John Bowen alleged that various concessions, such as loan guarantees from European governments and compensation payments, were a factor in the decision as well. A330-300. [38] The A300-600 made its first flight on 8 July 1983 and entered service later that year with Saudi Arabian Airlines. Airbus A300 reviews and traveller comments. The A300 is the basis of the smaller A310 (first flown in 1982) and was adapted in a freighter version. It had accommodation for 300 passengers (TEA) or 323 passengers (Air Algérie) with a maximum weight of 132 t and two General Electric CF6-50A engines of 220 kN thrust. [15], In December 1968, the French and British partner companies (Sud Aviation and Hawker Siddeley) proposed a revised configuration, the 250-seat Airbus A250. Welcome to the iniSimulations A300-600R(F). [8]:38[13]:43[14]:57 At this point, the A300 was only the second major joint aircraft programme in Europe, the first being the Anglo-French Concorde. The combined use of ferries and roads were used for the assembly of the first A300, however this was time-consuming and not viewed as ideal by Felix Kracht, Airbus Industrie's production director. On 7 July 1978, the A310 (initially the A300B10) was launched with orders from Swissair and Lufthansa. Palletised loads can be loaded and unloaded quickly and efficiently thanks to its pallet friendly design. The first production A300B2 (A300 number 5) made its maiden flight on 15 April 1974 and was handed over to Air France a few weeks later on 10 May 1974. Crew: 2: Passengers: 220 / 265: Propulsion: 2 Turbofan Engines: Engine Model: General Electric CF6-80C2A2: Engine Power … The first wide-body twinjet, the Airbus A300, entered service in 1974. Crew: 2: Passengers: 266 / 345: … The Airbus A300 was the first airliner developed and built by Airbus Industrie, a consortium of European aircraft manufacturers formed in 1970. It had a lot to live up to; the A300 was the first twin-engine widebody in the world and the first ETOPS-compliant aircraft too. According to Airbus, new technologies adopted for the airliner were selected principally for increased safety, operational capability, and profitability. This is the dedicated product page for our flagship product, where you can find out all the information you require. [10] Initially, the success of the consortium was poor, in part due to the economic consequences of the 1973 oil crisis,[10][11]:34[8]:40 but by 1979 there were 81 A300 passenger liners in service with 14 airlines, alongside 133 firm orders and 88 options. It has a similar capacity to the Boeing 767-300, introduced in 1986, but lacked the 767-300ER range. A300-600R: (Official designation: A300B4-600R) The increased-range −600, achieved by an additional trim fuel tank in the tail. [18] On 23 May 1974, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification was received. On 3 September 1970, Air France signed a letter of intent for six A300s, marking the first order to be won for the new airliner. HOLD SIZE (LxWxH) 4070x528x245 CM / 1602"x207"x96" DOOR SIZE (WxH) 4070x528 CM / 1602"x207" TOTAL LOAD VOLUME. The Airbus A300 is a wide-body medium-to-long range airliner; it has the distinction of being the first twin-engine wide-body aircraft in the world. By 1981, Airbus was growing rapidly, with over 400 aircraft sold to over forty airlines. In 1982 Garuda Indonesia became the first airline to fly the A300B4-200FF. [12] It was later renamed the A300B. [37] Other changes include an improved wing featuring a recambered trailing edge, the incorporation of simpler single-slotted Fowler flaps, the deletion of slat fences, and the removal of the outboard ailerons after they were deemed unnecessary on the A310. It is also the basis for the oversize Beluga transport (1994). With its range of more than 4,000 nautical miles, the A300-600 has the capability to fly all major regional routes of the world’s principal economic regions. [10] During the development of the earlier A300, a range of different aircraft size and capacity were studied by the consortium; the resulting Airbus A300B proposal was one of the smaller options. 65000 KG / 143300 lbs . [12] Kracht's solution was to have the various A300 sections brought to Toulouse by a fleet of Boeing 377-derived Aero Spacelines Super Guppy aircraft, by which means none of the manufacturing sites were more than two hours away. [31], The life UPS's fleet of 52 A300s, delivered from 2000 to 2006, will be extended to 2035 by a flight deck upgrade based around Honeywell Primus Epic avionics; new displays and flight management system (FMS), improved weather radar, a central maintenance system, and a new version of the current enhanced ground proximity warning system. The A330-300, the first variant, took its maiden flight in November 1992 and entered service with … 426 m³ / 15044'³ . On 31 May 2014, China Eastern officially retired the last A300-600 in its fleet, having begun drawing down the type in 2010. Compared to the Airbus A350 with its incredible long range: Airbus A350-900 has a range of 8,100 nautical miles (15,000 km). [5]:49–50 During the mid-1960s, both Air France and American Airlines had expressed interest in a short-haul twin-engine wide-body aircraft, indicating a market demand for such an aircraft to be produced. A300B4-200 - Same except range with 269 passengers and reserves 5375km (2900nm), range with max fuel 6300km (3400nm). [16] Additionally, the managing director of Hawker Siddeley, Sir Arnold Alexander Hall, decided that his company would remain in the project as a favoured sub-contractor, developing and manufacturing the wings for the A300, which would later become pivotal in later versions' impressive performance from short domestic to long intercontinental flights. [12][5]:53, In September 1969, construction of the first prototype A300 began. Sud Aviation was recognized as the lead company for A300, with Hawker Siddeley being selected as the British partner company. A300B4C: freighter version launched in 1976, A300MF: multi-purpose freighter launched in 1976. [17]:24 The largest freight operator of the A300 is FedEx Express, which has 68 A300 aircraft in service. [5][10] In July 1967, during a high-profile meeting between French, German, and British ministers, an agreement was made for greater cooperation between European nations in the field of aviation technology, and "for the joint development and production of an airbus". Airbus redesigned the A300 for Korean Air, increasing its range from 3,000 nautical miles and encouraging Asian airlines to pick up the aircraft. * The A300B2-200 had a configuration similar to that of a Boeing 737, thoughthe Airbus was a much larger aircraft. 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