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A345
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| Category: | Aircraft Types | 
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| Content control: | EUROCONTROL | 
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| A345 | |||||
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| Name | A-340-500 | ||||
| Manufacturer | AIRBUS | ||||
| Body | Wide | ||||
| Type | Fixed Wing | ||||
| WTC | Heavy | ||||
| APC | C | ||||
| Engine | Jet | ||||
| Engine count | Multi | ||||
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AIRBUS A-340-500
Image source: IANS
Description
Ultra long range wide-body airliner. Entered commercial service in end 2002 with Air Canada. Stretched development of A340-300. It has the longest range within the A330/340 family of aircraft. Total of 38 aircraft ordered, 26 are in sevice (May 2008). The A345 is member of the A340 family of aircraft.
General
| Aircraft name | A-340-500 |
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| ICAO code/WTC | A345 / H |
| Manufacturer | AIRBUS |
| Type Code/APC | L4J / C |
Technical Data
| Wing span | 63.45 m208.169 ft |
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| Length | 67.9 m222.769 ft |
| Heigth | 17.1 m56.102 ft |
| Powerplant | 4 x 236kN R-R Trent 553 turbofans. |
| Engine Model | Rolls-Royce Trent |
For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A345
- A332/A345, Khartoum Sudan, 2010 (GND HF) (On 30 September 2010, an Airbus 330-200 being operated by KLM on a passenger fight from Khartoum to Abu Dhabi UAE taxied for departure along the main taxiway parallel to the runway in normal night ground visibility and when passing behind a parked Airbus A340-500 with passengers on board hit the lower empennage of that aircraft with its left wing tip without awareness of any impact. When the A340 crew reported the impact a few minutes later after detecting an abnormal jolt and losing the APU function and the services it was providing, the A330 had just been given take off clearance and was about to roll. Signalling from a hand held flashlight and the radio call from the A340 resulted in the A330 holding position and shutting down for a tow back to the Terminal. None of the 142 occupants on the A330 or any of those on the A340 were injured.)
- A345, Melbourne Australia, 2009 (RE HF) (On 20 March 2009 an Airbus A340-500, operated by Emirates, commenced a take-off roll for a normal reduced-thrust take-off on runway 16 at Melbourne Airport. The attempt to get the aircraft airborne resulted in a tail strike and an overrun because insufficient thrust had been set based upon an incorrect flight crew data entry.)