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Airbus A310 Wide-body
First flight 28 October 1972 Produced 1971–2007

Airbus A310-B4-200
Wide-body


General information
Role	Wide-body aircraft
National origin	Multi-national
Manufacturer	Airbus
Status	In limited service
Primary users	Mahan Air ULS Airlines Cargo Iran Air Ariana Afghan Airlines
Number built	255
History
Manufactured	1981–1998
Introduction date	April 1983 with Swissair
First flight	3 April 1982; 43 years ago
Developed from	Airbus A300
Variants	Airbus A310 MRTT Airbus CC-150 Polaris

General information

Role

Wide-body aircraft

National origin

Multi-national

Manufacturer

Airbus

Status

In limited service

Primary users

Mahan Air

Number built

255

History

Manufactured

1981–1998

Introduction date

April 1983 with Swissair

First flight

3 April 1982; 43 years ago

Developed from

Airbus A300

Variants

The Airbus A310 is a wide-body aircraft, designed and manufactured by Airbus Industrie GIE, then a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers. Airbus had identified a demand for an aircraft smaller than the A300, the first twin-jet wide-body. On 7 July 1978, the A310 (initially the A300B10) was launched with orders from Swissair and Lufthansa. On 3 April 1982, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight, and the A310 received its type certificate on 11 March 1983.

Design

The Airbus A310 was a medium- to long-range twin-engined wide-body jet airliner . Initially a derivative of the A300, the aircraft had originally been designated the A300B10 . It was essentially a shortened variant of the earlier aircraft; however, there were considerable differences between the two aircraft. ^[22] Specifically, the fuselage possessed the same cross-section, but being shorter than the A300, it provided capacity for a typical maximum of 200 passengers. The rear fuselage was heavily re-designed, featuring altered tapering , while involved a move aft of the rear bulkhead to create additional capacity; this same design change was later transferred back to later variants of the A300, such as the A300-600 and A330/A340 fuselages. ^[22] The A310 also had a different emergency exit configuration, consisting of four main doors (two at the front and two at the rear of the aircraft), and two smaller doors over the wings

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Airbus A310-B4 200 Wide-body
First flight 28 October 1972. Produced 1971–2007

General characteristics

Cockpit Crew	Two
2-class	220 passengers
1-class	237Y 8-abreast
Exit limit	275 passengers
Lower deck	14 LD3 containers
Length	46.66 m (153 ft 1 in)
Height	15.8 m (51 ft 10 in) fuselage
Wing	43.9 m span, 219 m²

Powerplants

Engines	JT9D-7R4 / GE CF6-80
Thrust (×2)	203.8–257.4 kN (45,800–57,900 lbf)

Specifications

Cruise: Mach 0.8 (459 kn; 850 km/h; 528 mph) M_MO: Mach 0.84 (482 kn; 892 km/h; 554 mph)
Ceiling	41,100 ft (12,527 m)
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km;

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The first A310, the 162nd Airbus off the production line, made its maiden flight on 3 April 1982 powered by the earlier Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4D1 engines. The -200 entered service with Swissair and Lufthansa a year later.

Airbus A310 B4 200
Wide-body

The A310 is available in two basic versions, the medium range -200 and the longer range -300.

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A convertible version, the seats can be removed and cargo placed on the main deck, the A310-200C entered service with Martinair on 29 November 1984

Airbus Industries
Airbus A310 Wide-body
First flight 28 October 1972 Produced 1971–2007

Airbus A310-B4-200
Wide-body