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Airbus A340-200 - Austrian Airlines

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Auto Credit Based on FeiGe3's (Reworked)A340-200

About Austrian Airlines:

Austrian Airlines (often shortened to Austrian or AUA) is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, where it also maintains its hub. As of July 2016, the airline flew to six domestic and more than 120 international year-round and seasonal destinations in 55 countries, and is a member of the Star Alliance.
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About the Airbus A340:

The Airbus A340 is a long-range, wide-body passenger airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. In the mid-1970s, Airbus conceived several derivatives of the A300, its first airliner, and developed the A340 quadjet in parallel with the A330 twinjet. In June 1987, Airbus launched both designs with their first orders, and the A340-300 took its maiden flight on 25 October 1991. It was certified along with the A340-200 on 22 December 1992 and both versions entered service in March 1993 with launch customers Lufthansa and Air France. The larger A340-500/600 were launched on 8 December 1997; the A340-600 flew for the first time on 23 April 2001 and entered service on 1 August 2002.
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OE-LAG Description:

OE-LAG was the first of 2 Airbus A340-200’s to have been delivered to the Austrian flag carrier. The A340s were delivered to replace their aging A310’s, and also because of the long range and high capacity. Austrian flew these 4-hairdryer-powered pencils to cities of Beijing, Tokyo, Johannesburg and Melbourne, including others. The airline ended up retiring both their A330 and A340 fleet in 2006 to transition to a Boeing-only long haul service. They sold their A340-200’s to the French Air Force.


OE-LAG History:

This aircraft had its first flight on 02/02/1995, is currently* 30.7 years old, and was tested at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS/LFBO), with the test registration of F-WWJR, and the MSN 075.
*as of the time of uploading this post

This aircraft has currently been in service with the following airlines:
[any in bold is our statement]

  • Austrian Airlines, from 28/02/1995 - 08/12/2006, with the registration OE-LAG

    • The aircraft was named Europe.

  • Armée de l'Air (French Air Force), from 08/12/2006 - 18/12/2020, with the registration F-RAJA

    • The aircraft was configured as “strategic transport”

  • LMO AERO, from 03/03/2021 - 23/05/2023, with the registration F-HFDD

    • this aircraft was stored at Châteauroux-Déols “Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR/LFLX) from 03/03/2021 - 09/04/2022…

    • …and then stored at Kertajati International Airport (KJT/WICA) from 10/04/2022 - 23/05/2023

  • UNKNOWN, from 23/95/2023 - 07/09/2023, with the registration TZ-DTA
  • Mahan Air, from 07/09/2023 - Present, with the registration EP-MJA

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Other Information (and uploader notes):

in-game reporting name: Airbus A340-200 - Austrian Airlines
This was sort of fun to work on


That’s all! Viel Spaß!

(viel Spaß means have fun in German)

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor (Reworked)A340-200
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 197.8ft (60.3m)
  • Length 194.9ft (59.4m)
  • Height 55.6ft (16.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 146,574lbs (66,484kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.47
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.04
  • Wing Loading 31.6lbs/ft2 (154.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,635.2ft2 (430.6m2)
  • Drag Points 23077

Parts

  • Number of Parts 736
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 4,571