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The Airbus A300-600 is a twin-engine jet airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus Industrie (later Airbus).[1][2][3][4][5]
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A300-600 | |
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A300-600R of Iran Air | |
Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
National origin | Multinational |
Manufacturer | Airbus |
First flight | 9 July 1983 |
Introduction | April 1984 with Saudi Arabian Airlines |
Status | In service |
Primary users | FedEx Express UPS Airlines European Air Transport Leipzig Mahan Air |
Number built | 317 |
The A300-600 was developed as the next-generation model of the Airbus A300, a twin-engine wide-body aircraft, and the A300-600 has enhanced capacity and cruising capacity compared to the conventional A300, and the latest technology at the time of development was introduced into Avionics and others. Some of the components of the A300-600 were shared with the Airbus A310, and the qualifications for driving were also shared with the A310. The A300-600 is equipped with a turbofan engine, one each on the left and right below the main wing, which has a low wing configuration. The tail is a low wing configuration and the landing gear is a front wheel configuration. The A300-600 has a total length of 54.08 meters and a total width of 44.85 meters (when equipped with Wingtip fence). Also, the maximum takeoff weight is 153 to 171.7 tons, the standard number of seats is 226 seats in a two-class system, and the maximum cruising speed is Mach 0.82. In addition to the base model A300-600, the A300-600R has been developed to extend the cruising range, the freight-only A300-600F/-600RF, and the A300-600ST (Beluga) for large freight transportation's was also developed and produced.
The A300-600 was first in serviced by Saudi Arabian Airlines (now Saudia) in April 1984. The total number of A300-600 series produced was 317, and the production was discontinued after the aircraft delivered to FedEx in July 2007. As of November 2015, 11 aircraft loss accidents and 5 times fatal cases/accidents were reported due to the A300-600 series, resulting in a total of 736 deaths.