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Scale 1:132   Length 17.7"   Wingspan 17.9"

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The wide body twin-engine A330 and the four-engine A340 were developed as medium-capacity aircraft for regional, long and ultra-long range routes. With over 320 orders from 41 different customers, the 330 and 340 series have established a market lead in the 250-350 seat category.

The A340 is capable of flying non-stop with a full passenger load over longer routes than any other aircraft. Typically the A340-200 carries 263 passengers in three classes while the larger A340-300 typically carries 295.

Since entering service in 1993, the A340 has joined the fleets of 17 different airlines world wide and has carried more than nine million passengers. Major operators include Airlanka, Kuwait Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Gulf Air, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Austrian Airlines, Air Mauritius, Turk Hava Yollari, Air France, TAP Air Portugal, Iberia, and Sabena.

Formed in 1970, Airbus Industrie is a multi-national effort between England, France and Germany to create a high-capacity twin-jet transport (that developed into the A300).

Today Airbus Industrie has become the world's second largest manufacturer of civil airliners which seat over 100 passengers. In it's first 25 years Airbus has sold over 2,100 aircraft, with more than 1400 in service worldwide.

The consortium is headquartered in southwest France near the city of Toulouse and owned by Europe's four leading aerospace companies (Aerospatiale of France, Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus of Germany, British Aerospace, and Casa of Spain).

Specifications: A340-200
Length:            194 ft 10 in
Wingspan:       197 ft 1 in
Speed:              Mach 0.82
Range:             8,000 miles
Passengers:     263 maximum
Engines:          4 CFM56-5C4