Why the Airbus A340 is Underpowered
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2023
- The Airbus A340-300 was designed as a response to 1960s regulations restricting twin-engine aircraft from flying more than 60 minutes from an alternate landing site. Initially intended to use the fuel-efficient IAE SuperFan engine, technical challenges led Airbus to opt for the smaller CFM56 engine, more common in narrow-body planes. This decision impacted the A340's performance, reducing its range and cruise speed. Later A340 models switched to the more powerful Trent 700 engine. As twin-engine technology advanced, the A340 faced stiff competition from more fuel-efficient aircraft, leading to its production cessation in 2011.
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The Lycoming ALF 502 that powers the BAe 146 and the Challenger 600 was the first geared turbofan. It entered service in 1983, 33 years before the PW1000G in 2016 on the A320NEO.
It is grossly under powered. But i would say most of the A340 variants are all the same in that regard. Unless they've been retrofitted with the newer bigger engines which should have been on them in the first place. Great planes though especially for long distance travel.
at last point about A340-500/600 the engines which using is Rolls Royce Trent 500, not Trent 700 or 7000 which using on A330, if A340 have Trent 700 engines it will be an overpowered aircraft, the total thrust is higher then 747 and nearly to A380 for single deck aircraft!
It’s pronounced “El Ten Eleven “ , not “El One Zero One One” ….sheesh…if you study your history you’ll see that the production or the L-1011 was delayed by the revolutionary Rolls Royce RB.211 by 2 years. This gave DC-10 the head start it needed to secure key orders from American, European and Asian carriers. The RB.211 was very successful later being used on the 747,757 and 767 and paved way for the Trent series of engines. However, the Lockheed only sold 250 airframes instead of the planned 600+ aircraft during the down economic times of the 1970s and early 1980s. The A340 sold 377 units mainly because of extreme growth in long haul market in 1990s, airlines needed aircraft
It is not underpowered. It complies with FAA and CAA regulations and has an excellent safety record. At altitude it flies along at the same speed as other aircraft. Your video title is just clickbait 🙄
No, it is underpowered.
U don't know nothing about aviation and it shows!!!!
The worst passenger cabin Ive ever been in. Swiss air really cram you in!!
its not swissair, thats swiss intl. airlines. swissair went bankrupt in 2002. and the a340-300 is a verry quiet plane btw. the cfm 56s are not that loud as a GE90 for example.