The twin-engine Airbus A310 is a shortened and improved version of the Airbus A300 and is designed for medium-and long-haul flights. In the 2-pilots cockpit you find conventional control instruments as well as advanced screen technology. The steering is still conventional with wire ropes and control rods, while for the first time it uses electronic controls to save the weight of ropes and hydraulic lines.
Lufthansa, being instrumental in the aircraft's design, had needed the smallest possible wing surface and span to keep the weight low. Therefore, for the first time the innovative transonic wing profile, also called 'supercritical profile', was applied.
The Airbus A310 is produced in various countries in sub-assemblies and is finally assembled in Toulouse; with Boeing's B767 and the A300 it is one of the first twin-engine aircraft approved for the North Atlantic traffic under ETOPS regulations.

Technical Data (A310-300)

Length	46,66 m		Max. Take-off Mass	150.000 kg
Height	15,80 m		Max. Take-off Thrust	2x 262 kN
Wing Span	43,90 m		Max. Operating Range	8.500 km
Fuselage diameter	5,64 m		Max. Landing Mass	123.000 kg

For more informations see the site of the manufacturer Airbus 

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