#a330

[nocternalrandomness]

A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A connecting with a U.S. Air Force C-17 on February 10th 2016

(U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

[dunumyokyarinimsin]

Wizz air heading for the gate

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Photo by BOSCHH

[hkthatgffan]

As a lover of aviation, I appreciate how many cool plane shots are in Pluribus. Even in a world that is over as we know it, it's nice to know the OTHERS still utilize planes, lol.

BRAVO, VINCE!!

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[enriquemzn262]

When Airbus was developing the successor of the highly successful A300 twin-engine wide body airliner, their entry into the commercial aircraft market.

They faced the issue of ETOPS restrictions, basically a series of rules that limited aircraft range based on number of engines, and since they wanted to both replace the A300 and compete with the 747 and DC-10/MD-11, they basically developed a single airframe and wing for two planes

The A330, the direct successor to the A300

And the A340, the new challenger in the pacific and long-range flights.

The funny thing is, the A340 didn’t get 4 of the A330 engines, instead, as you can see, it got smaller engines, actually from the narrow body A320.

In effect just giving a tad more power and range compared to the A330, but giving us what has to be the most underpowered wide body airliner ever made, infamous for it’s long take-off runs and atrocious climb rates.

Hence why Airbus came back to its senses and actually gave it proper wide-body engines, finally creating a proper contender to the 747.

Sadly, with the end of the ETOPS restrictions and the rise of ultra-long range twin jets, the days of the A340 were counted, its production run ending in 2010.

Something that actually helped her smaller twin sister A330, which has found new life in the current wide body market thanks to newer, better engines, in a way, learning from the lessons of the A340.

[istanbulgp2006]

turkish airlines A330-300 at IST

i took this flight a while back but this photo is beautiful in my opinion so i just wanted to share it

[boeings-shenanigans]

Ok ok since you're bored, how about a Hawaiian Airlines jet that wants to scuba dive (may or may not be actually in the water bc of the whole jet engines thing)

Here's an Hawaiin A330-200, Haku Mau, chilling on a floatie while a portion of her body rests in the cool water. She couldn't go scuba diving given her size and the fact she's a plane, but that won't stop her from relaxing in the chill and cool water.

Sorry that I didn't put more efforts. Bit busy as of today but didn't want to keep this ask collecting dust in the inbox for too long! I really like this gal tho and will definitely do more with her :)

[stoneoferech]

Air Senegal, Airbus A330neo