Airliner Tech 03 - Airbus A340.pdf

(88484 KB) Pobierz
j
............
S
E
R
I
E
S
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
.:.-'
I
VOLUME
31'
-~~
:..---_
...
...
?;~-------------------..
1
~
.....
~'3~U-
SCOTT E. GERMAIN
• Flight Tests
• Factory Assembly Photos
• FMGS Details
• Tech Manual Drawings
• Pilot Report
• Latest -500/600 Versions
AIRLINERTECH
5
E
R
I
E
5
VOLUME
\
3
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
o
D
U
By
SCOTT
E.
GERMAIN
J
~
Cop right
©
2000 Scott
E.
Germain
Published by
Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers
11605 Kost Dam Road
North Branch, MN 55056
United States ofAmerica
(657) 583-3239
Distributed in the UK and Europe by
Air/ife Publishing
Ltd.
101 Longden Road
Shrewsbury
SY39EB
England
ISBN 1-58007-002-7
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information
storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing.
Material contained in this book is intended for historical and entertainment value only, and is not to
be construed as usable for aircraft or component restoration, maintenance or use.
Designed by Dennis R. Jenkins
Printed in the United States
of
America
Front Cover:
The A340's wings are thick and long; optimized for efficient, long-range flight. The thickness allows for
a strong structure with plenty
of
volume for fuel.
(Airbus)
Back Cover (LeftTop):
Singapore Airline's attractive 50th Anniversary paint scheme is shown during pushback from the
gate. During the pushback, the APU supplies enough bleed air to start two engines at the same time. This makes for quick
and efficient running
of
the After Start and Taxi checks.
(P.
Johnston)
Back Cover (Right Top):
A variety
of
entertainment options are available, including personal LCD screens.
(Airbus)
Back Cover (Lower):
Airbus spent numerous hours
of
human factors research and developed a new philosophy in
cockpit design and integration for the earlier A320.ln the interest
of
commonality, the A340's cockpit is almost an
exact copy.
(Airbus)
--
JiIRLllfERTECH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE AIRBUS A340
PREFACE •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4
CHAPTER 1
DEVELOPMENT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••
S
AIRLINER FOR THE FUTURE
CHAPTER 2
ENGINE CHOICE ••••••••••
SOLIDIFYING THE A340
CHAPTER 3
INSIDE THE AIRBUS A340 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
39
DETAILED ENGINEERING
COLOR SECTION
THE A340 IN COLOR ••• : •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
6S
WORLDWIDE COLORS
CHAPTER 4
OPERATING THE A340 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
COMMONALITY IS THE KEY
Ii • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
17
69
•
CHAPTER 5
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••
91
A340-S00/600 AND A3XX
ApPENDIX A
ApPENDIX B
ApPENDIX C
ApPENDIX
0
A340 OPERATORS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
97
A340 VARIANTS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
97
AIRBUS ACRONYMS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
98
AIRLINER COMPARISON •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
99
SIGNIFICANT DATES •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
IMPORTANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF THE A340
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
100
AIRBUSA340
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
l
I can't remember when I first
heard of Airbus Industrie, but the aura
surrounding the European consortium
I used to be the kid at the air- was a negative one.
"If
it's not Boe-
port fence, gazing at the general ing, I'm not going!" was a battle cry
aviation aircraft that I would even- in the skies above the United States.
tually learn to fly. My dreams were They were a threat to our superiority
aimed at flying "warbirds" - in aerospace, and many bought into
restored World War II aircraft - it. I remained neutraL
It
is ironic the first jet I would
and racing unlimiteds at Reno. I
didn't give much thought to the come to operate for a major airline
PSA Boeing 727s lifting off Bur- would be the Airbus A320. I had no
bank's runway 15, or the bright preconceived notions about learning
yellow paint schemes of the Hugh- the systems and flying the aircraft, so
es Airwest DC-9s. In fact, piloting my mind was a sponge, willing to
these jets seemed like a far off soak up everything. I had no bad
dream, something to be thought habits to unlearn, and no rival design
about at a later date.
philosophies to cling to. My impres-
As I grew older and added rat- sion of Airbus' way of doing things is
ings and licenses to my airman tick- extremely favorable.
et' plans were made that would lead
Yes; Boeing and Airbus design
me to the cockpit of a commercial aircraft in different manners. Politics
airliner. Who would I fly for? What play a role. I am not party to any of
equipment would I fly? Thoughts these processes, and this book con-
drifted to the classic Boeing 737, the tains no reference to boardroom/war
workhorse of today's airlines. Per- room tactics or smear campaigns. I'm
haps I would fly McDonnell Dou- a pilot pure and simple, so you will
glas' MD-80, an elegant and popular get a pilot's eye view of an excellent
aircraft as well. Later in my career, I aircraft; the Airbus A340.
might have an opportunity to fly a
Even though I fly the A340's little
wide-body aircraft such as the 747 brother, writing about the larger air-
or L-lO11. The possibilities, as dealt craft made me realize the genius
by fate, could be endless.
It
was an behind Airbus' philosophy. The A318,
exciting dream.
319, 320, 321, 330, and 340 are sim-
ply the most
technological-
AIRBUS INtilUSTRIE
ly advanced
civilian air-
craft in the
skies today,
and provide
true common-
ality to their
f$JAIRBUS A340
operators. I
hope you will
am fortunate in that I get to do
something I love for a living.
find a level of awe and excitement
beneath the skin of the A340, as I did.
I'd like to thank Mark Luginbill
and Captain Larry Rockliff of Airbus.
Both of these gentlemen provided me
with invaluable materials on the
A340; an aircraft new enough that lit-
tle can be found in current aviation
databases. Special thanks go to Cap-
tain Rockliff, who suffered through
an hour of my flying an A340 full-
motion simulator on two hours of
sleep. There's bravery for you.
Thanks also to
A330/340
Program
Manager Alan Pardoe at Airbus in
Toulouse, France, for sharing a
wealth of information on the A340
program. David Velupillai, Airbus'
Regional Manager for Press Rela-
tions, also provided invaluable tech-
nical and material assistance. Rudy
Canto, also with Airbus, provided
technical details relating to flying the
A340. Thank you all very much.
Thanks also go to Nick Veronico,
a personal friend and noted aviation
author, who provided information
and contacts that added greatly to this
text. Thanks to John Hicks, Superin-
tende~t
of Operations at LAX for get-
ting me airside to photograph the
A340, as well as Ron Wilson and
Chappie Solomon at SFO for doing
the same. Thanks to Cathay Pacific
pilot Aaron Rogers for sharing A340
system information, and to James
Steiner for A340 pamphlets and safe-
ty
cards. A number of aviation enthu-
siasts have shared their A340 photos
with me, and they are noted in the
photo credits throughout the book.
Thank you all very much.
Scott
E.
Germain
August, 1999
4
~
AIRLINER
TECH
..

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika:

Zgłoś jeśli naruszono regulamin