How high can an Airbus A330 fly?
It can carry up to 256 passengers in a three-class aircraft and cover a range of 10,500km. The aircraft can fly at 880kph at a cruising altitude of 10,700 metres.
Which is better A330-200 or A330-300?
Range. The bigger A330-300 has less range than the smaller A330-200, or more precisely: The A330-200 has a range of 13,450 km or 7,262 nautical miles. The A330-300 has a range of 11,750 km or 6,344 nautical miles.
Why the Airbus A330 200 freighter has a lump at the nose gear?
Modifying the landing gear In the end, it settled on lowering the leg attachment points to raise the nose slightly when the aircraft was parked. This modification required a larger gear bay to house the nose gear, which required some additional housing – hence the bulge.
What’s the range of an Airbus A330 200F?
This flexible and technologically advanced aircraft builds on Airbus’ success- ful experience in the regional freighter market and benefits from the experience of over 1,000 in-service A330s. The A330-200F has payload, range and economics superior to previous generation freighters, carrying 70 tonnes with a range up to 4,000nm / 7,400km.
When did Airbus reduce production of the A330?
In December 2014, Airbus announced that it would reduce A330 production to nine aircraft per month from ten, due to falling orders.
What’s the difference between Airbus A340 and A330?
The A330 shares its airframe with the early A340 variants, having two engines instead of four, two main landing gear legs instead of three, lower weights and slightly different lengths. Both airliners have fly-by-wire controls, which was first introduced on the A320, as well as a similar glass cockpit .
When was the Airbus A330 delivered to Cathay Pacific?
On 19 July 2013, Airbus delivered its 1000th A330 to Cathay Pacific. The A330 became the first Airbus wide-body airliner to reach 1,000 deliveries, and the fourth wide-body to achieve the milestone after the Boeing 747, 767, and 777. As of January 2019, a total of 1,496 A330ceos had been ordered, with 1,437 delivered.
Where does the Airbus A330 200F come from?
The A330-200F is based on Airbus’ popular A330-200 passenger jetliner, and is produced on the same Toulouse, France final assembly line as other A330 and A340 Family aircraft. This ensures a sustained output, providing production line slots to meet market demand.
The A330 shares its airframe with the early A340 variants, having two engines instead of four, two main landing gear legs instead of three, lower weights and slightly different lengths. Both airliners have fly-by-wire controls, which was first introduced on the A320, as well as a similar glass cockpit .
Are there V speed tables for the A330?
Regarding v-speed tables giving the speeds for a given weight: Does such a thing even exist for the A330 and A340?I have a real-life A340 manual right here (the FCOM, Flight Crew Operation Manual, published by Airbus), and it contains no such thing.
What is the occasional crackling sound on an A330?
What is the occasional crackling sound on an A330? On a recent long-haul flight on an A330, at various points during the flight a strange crackling-type noise could be heard through the aircraft. It first happened whilst taxiing for takeoff and then subsequently every two hours or so.