Undercarriage of the Airbus 340 600
A340 600 Airbus from starboard side parked at Farnborough Airshow 2006 showing the arrangement of the undercarriage from the rear starboard wing Showing three sets of four wheels . This Airbus is the new long range version and provides a passenger capacity of 380 and a range of 13900km . Built by a consortium of French British German and Spanish it is truly a symbol of international cooperation . It is a joint venture between European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS and BAE Systems . This single deck aircraft flew everyday in the air display at the Farnborough Airshow in July . The A340 600 inaugural flight took place on 23 April 2001 and achieved its type certification in June 2002 . The aircraft entered service with Virgin Atlantic Airways in August 2002 when it took its first commercial flight from London Heathrow to JFK New York . Airbus headquarters is in Toulouse France
Size: 5007px × 3333px
Location: Farnborough Airfield Hampshire England Great Britain United Kingdom GB UK
Photo credit: © Christopher Barnes - Aviation / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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