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Airbus A300

1972 jet airliner family
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Summary

Airbus A300 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: FedEx Express[3], UPS Airlines[4], European Air Transport Leipzig[5], Mahan Air[6], Air Hong Kong[7], Lufthansa[8], Hapag-Lloyd Flug[9], Germanair[10], Air Inter[11], Air France[12], Conair of Scandinavia[13], Bavaria Germanair[14]
  • Manufacturer: Airbus SAS[15]
  • Developer: Airbus SAS[16]
  • Subclass of: wide-body airliner with 2 jet engines[17]
  • Has use: air transport[18]
  • Commons category: Airbus A300[19]
  • Country of origin: France[20], Germany[21]
  • Powered by: General Electric CF6[22], JT9D[23], Pratt & Whitney PW4000[24]
  • Has part(s): Airbus A300B1[25]
  • First flight: October 28, 1972[26]
  • Service entry: May 30, 1974[27]
  • Official website: https://www.airbus.com/en/who-we-are/our-history/commercial-aircraft-history/previous-generation-aircraft/a300-600[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Airbus A300[29]
  • Commons gallery: Airbus A300[30]
  • Location of creation: Toulouse[31]
  • Total produced: 561[32]
  • Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[33]
  • Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[34]
  • Wing configuration: monoplane[35]
  • Length: 53.62 m[36]
  • Height: 16.53 m[37]
  • Wingspan: 44.84 m[38]
  • Speed: 917 kilometre per hour[39], 0.82 Mach number[40]
  • Mass: 79,600 kg[41], 88,500 kg[42]
  • Vehicle range: 3430 km[43], 5375 km[44]

Why It Matters

Airbus A300 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Related Entities

France Germany Lufthansa Tumpat Turkish Airlines

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  31. [33] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [36] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . airbus.com. airbus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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