History

The Airbus A.340 is a long range version of the Airbus family of jet airliners. They began entering service in the early 1990s and became popular with long range airlines around the world.

The A.340 began life with plans to develop the Airbus A.300 and uses many of the fuselage components of the earlier airliner with improved avionics and a new four engine wing

It was designed to replace the old Boeing 707s and DC-8s. The first A.340 flew in April 1992 and was certified towards the end of December that year.

A.340 deliveries commenced in early 1993, flying with Lufthansa and later with more than 30 airlines. By late 2001 309 had been orderd and 205 were in operation.

This model represents OH-LQF in service with Finnair in 2015

Revell 1/144 kit with F-Dcal and Draw decals completed by Leigh Edmondns in 2025.

Data

MODEL: Airbus A.340-300 (Finnair)

ROLE: long range high capacity airliner

TIME PERIOD: 1990s-2020s

ENGINES: four CFM International CFM56-5C turbofan engines of151.24kN thrust each

WING SPAN: 60.3m

LENGTH: 60.3m

MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 276.5t

CRUISING SPEED: 871km/h

RANGE: 12,408km

PAYLOAD: 52t or between 295 and 335 passengers depending on seating layout

CREW: 2

SCALE: 1/144

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