A new Airbus A340-500 powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines is seen completing a successful .....
A new Airbus A340-500 powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engines is seen completing a successful first flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France, February 11,2002. The ultra-long-range airliner, capable of carrying 313 passengers 8,500 nautical miles, was airborne for approximately six hours, carrying out handling exercises and collecting performance data.