| Detailed Description: This is a medium poly, very detailed model of the Airbus A340-600 Airliner, containing both Passenger and Freighter configurations. 14 High resolution airline textures are available. The model has 4K bump maps and texture maps, which are easily modified with downloadable Photoshop template files. Specular map is also provided (see American texture map). Major mechanical components are all pivoted and grouped for easy animation. Airlines Include: Airbus House Colors (default) Air Canada Air France Air India Atlas Air DHL Cathay Fed-EX Lufthansa Qantas Thai Airways UPS American Airlines Virgin Atlantic History The Airbus A340 is a long-range widebody commercial passenger airplane. It is similar in design to its sister, the A330, but uses four engines rather than two. It was initially designed as a smaller replacement for early generation Boeing 747's, but the latest variants now compete with Boeing's 777 series of aircraft on long-haul and ultra long-haul routes. The A340-600 is designed as an early-generation Boeing 747 replacement, it flies 380 passengers in a three-class cabin layout over 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km). It provides similar passenger capacity to a 747 but with twice the cargo volume, and at lower trip and seat costs. First flight of the A340-600 was made on April 23, 2001. It is more than 10 m longer than a basic -300, making it the longest airliner in the world, more than four metres longer than a Boeing 747-400. It is powered by four 56,000 lbf (249 kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 556 turbofans. |