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AIRBUS A350-800
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A358
| Aircraft | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | A350-800 | |
| Manufacturer | AIRBUS | |
| Body | Wide | |
| Wing | Fixed Wing | |
| Position | Low wing (winglets) | |
| Tail | Regular tail, low set | |
| WTC | Heavy | |
| APC | D | |
| Type code | L2J | |
| Aerodrome Reference Code | 4E | |
| RFF Category | 9 | |
| Engine | Jet | |
| Engine count | Multi | |
| Position | Underwing mounted | |
| Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |
| Mass group | 4 | |
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AIRBUS A350-800
Description
The A350-800 is to seat 270 passengers in a three-class configuration with a 9-abreast seating, and have a range of 8,300 nm. It is designed to compete to directly replace the Airbus A330-200. The A358 is a member of the A350 family of aircraft.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 64.75 m212.434 ft |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.54 m198.622 ft |
| Height | 17.05 m55.938 ft |
| Powerplant | 2 x R-R Trent XWB (337 kN) |
| Engine model | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 487 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | 0.85 | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m |
| MTOW | 248000248,000 kg 248 tonnes kg |
Ceiling | FL430 | ROD | ft/min | APC | D | ||||||||||||
| WTC | H | Range | 82608,260 nm 15,297,520 m 15,297.52 km 50,188,713.947 ft NM |
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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A358
None on SKYbrary
Further Reading
- Airbus reference document which provide to airlines, MROs, airport planners and operators the general dimensions of the aircraft, as well as the necessary information for ramp, servicing operations or maintenance preparation: Airbus A359 Preliminary Data: Airplane characteristics for ai4port planning AC, 01 Dec 2012