History

The Airbus A.330 is the medium range version of the Airbus family of jet airliners. A longer range version, the A.330-200, began entering service in the late 1990s and was popular with airlines around the world.

The A.330-200 is one of a family of Airbus airliners that uses common wings and fuselages but with different engines to economize on production and operation.

By February 2024 1,595 A.330s of all versions have been made.

The first A.330 flew in 1992 but the -200 version did not fly until 1997 and entered service a year later. It was about five meters shorter than the A.330-300.

The A.330-200 proved very competitive and popular on domestic and international routes and over 660 had been delivered by 2020.

This model represents B-6093 in service with Air China in January 2024,

Revell 1/144 kit with Draw decals completed by Leigh Edmonds in 2024.

Data

MODEL: Airbus A.330-200 (Air China)

ROLE: long range high capacity airliner

TIME PERIOD: 1992 - present

ENGINES: two Rolls-Royce Trent 700 turbofan engines of 316.3kN maximum thrust each

WING SPAN: 59.06m

LENGTH: 59.06m

MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 229,970kg

CRUISING SPEED: 850km/h

RANGE: 11,850km

PAYLOAD: 46,715kg or between 253 and 380 passengers depending on seating layout

CREW: 2

SCALE: 144

KIT:

DECALS: Draw

GALLERIES: , ,

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