A340-500 Air Canada Scale Model Aircraft

Item#: KA340ACTR

MSRP Price: $215.95

Factory Direct Price: $161.96

Wing Span: 23.75
Length: 24.75

Manufacturer: Airbus Industries

This Ready to Ship A340-500 Air Canada scale model aircraft was handcrafted with absolute precision using the finest Philippine Mahogany and was sealed to last for generations. Working from our library of blueprints, reference materials and their exact photographs, Factory Direct Models master artisans recreated this A340-500 Air Canada into an amazingly detailed display model that you can display at your home, office, museum, tradeshow or any place you desire.

This A340-500 Air Canada wooden aircraft is a perfect gift for Aviation Enthusiasts, Pilot, Aviator or people who took part in developing this Airplane.

Please note that the stand shown in this photograph may vary or change with the model you receive.

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A340-500 Series History:

The A340-500 was introduced as the world's longest-range commercial airliner. It made its first flight on 11 February 2002, and was certified on 3 December 2002 with early deliveries to Emirates Airline. While the KC-10 Extender is the longest-ranged production aircraft, the A340-500 was the world's longest-range commercial airliner until the introduction of the Boeing 777-200LR in February 2006. The A340-500 can fly 313 passengers in a three-class cabin layout over 8,650 nautical miles (16,020 km), e.g. it is capable of traveling non-stop from London to Perth, Australia, though a return flight requires a fuel stop due to headwinds. Singapore Airlines, for example, used this model, in a 2-class, 181-passenger layout, for its Newark-Singapore nonstop route: a 17-hour, 45-minute "westbound" (really northbound to 70NM abeam the North Pole; then south from there across Russia, Mongolia and China), 18-hour, 30-minute eastbound, 15,345 km (8,285 NM) journey that remains the longest scheduled non-stop commercial flight in the world[14]. By late June, 2008, Singapore Airlines completed conversion of its 5 A340-500's to an all-Business Class configuration, with 100 seats, due to high-end passenger demand. These aircraft are also used on the SQ Los Angeles-Singapore nonstop route. Thai Airways International flew this model on non-stop flights from Bangkok to Los Angeles and New York/JFK, but terminated the New York service on July 1, 2008 due to increased fuel costs. Thai's Los Angeles-Bangkok route, which had recently used a Boeing 777-300 with an en route stop at Osaka, is once again being flown nonstop with an Airbus A340-500 (as of early November, 2008). Thai's entire fleet of four A340-500's was initially put up for sale, but poor resale value in the current aircraft market has (October, 2008) recently caused this decision to be reversed. Thai's A340-500's will now be used on "thinner" European routes instead. Etihad Airways is a recent new customer.

In the first transfer of A340-500's from one airline to another, TAM Brazilian Airlines has acquired two former Air Canada airplanes for use on its São Paulo-Frankfurt route, after Air Canada replaced them with Boeing 777LR's on its Toronto-Hong Kong route. A total of 34 A340-500's have been ordered by 7 airlines and 4 Government "VIP" operators (including Qatar and Algeria), with 28 delivered as of October, 2008.

Compared with the A340-300, the -500 features a 4.3 m fuselage stretch, an enlarged wing area, massive increase in fuel capacity (around 50% over -300), slightly higher cruising speed, larger horizontal stabilizer and smaller vertical tailplane. The A340-500/-600 has taxi cameras to help the pilots during ground maneuvers. The A340-500 is powered by four 53,000 lbf (236 kN) thrust Rolls-Royce Trent 553 turbofans.