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A340-600


A340-600
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Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 31 N: 276] (1433)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-23
Categories: Transportation
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO RF, Hoya Skylight (1B)
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): airplanes [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-09-05 13:06
Viewed: 772
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Back to some shots from the Farnborough Air show in July this year.
I've spent some time going through some of the images from the day and have changed the dull dreary grey sky to a nice Summery blue.
This is an Airbus A340-600 series. I've got a couple of good ones of the A380 (Double decker monster aircraft) which I'll post later in the week.

The first published studies for the A340 were as the TA11 in 1981, in the November issue of Air International (coinciding with the display of the A300 at that year's Farnborough Air Show). Concept drawings of the A320 (SA 9) and A330 (TA10) were also published, along with expected performance figures by Airbus Industrie. The expansion of the range of airliners was also analysed by Roy Braybrook.

Airbus's new aircraft was launched in June 1987 as a long-range complement to the short-range A320 and the medium-range A300. At the time, Airbus's twinjets were at a disadvantage against aircraft such as the Boeing 747 because of the ETOPS problem: two-engined aircraft had to stay within close range of emergency airfields in case one of their engines malfunctioned. The four-engined A340 design was a new-generation aircraft, able to fly long over-water routes.

Because of its ETOPS-immunity, Virgin Atlantic Airlines uses the motto "4 Engines 4 Long Haul," on its A340 fleet. When fuel costs rose, airlines began looking at the Boeing 777 as an alternative to the A340. As the years went by, orders for the 777 rose, while orders for the A340 began diminishing. It can be argued that, with modern engines having extremely low failure rates (as seen in the ETOPS certification of most twinjets) and increased power output, four engines are no longer necessary except for very large aircraft, such as the Airbus A380 or Boeing 747. In 2005, Airbus had only 15 orders for the A340.

In January 2006, Airbus announced plans to develop an enhanced version of the A340, dubbed the A340E; where E stands for enhanced, because of disappointing sales in the wake of newer longer range Boeing 777s in 2005, and the rise in fuel costs that have justified twin-engine planes as being more economical to operate than four engine planes. Airbus claims that the enhanced A340 will be more fuel-efficient than earlier A340s and will allow the model to compete more effectively with the Boeing 777.

Notes from Wikipedia.

Thanks for looking, have a great week.
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Hi Alan,
that's an impressive shot - so close and so sharp. I'd like to sit inside and fly into a wonderful country in Asia - what a nice dream.
Thanks and have a nice evening
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Sir Alan,

Yes, nice one, excellent shot. I saw the 380 on the news, huge.

Mike

A beauty of an airplane and a shot, Alan. Great composition. I like the streaks from the edge of the wings, too. At the back of the wings there seems to be some wierd color (a remnant of "tweaking" the sky).
Mike
P.S. I look forward to seeing the big bus!

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  • Texan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 524 W: 49 N: 1] (24)
  • [2006-09-05 20:44]
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Very pretty picture. It shows has mist and the shape you can see nice detail leading edge slots.

Hi Alan, yes, this is an impressive shot, nice and sharp, and a pretty sky now! It does look very big! TFS
Janice

Hi Alan,friend,

Good work,
Another nice airplane shot,
Good cropping,
good framing,

Best regards,

Ali...

Hello Alan, you amaze me how you can capture so well an real airplane flying. Great work and very nice colours.

Yan :)

ps: many thx for the crit on ""Window Reflections, Street Saint-Amable".

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  • MLINES Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1315 W: 96 N: 1028] (8520)
  • [2008-09-08 18:30]

Hi Alan, An excellent capture of this fast flier. The trailing vapour(?) from the wingtips make it very dynamic indeed. Excellent work with this good lens. TFS. Murray.

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