Airbus A310 - Design

Design

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The A310 was a development of the A300; the aircraft was initially designated the A300B10. Essentially a "baby" A300, the main differences in the two aircraft are:

  • Shortened fuselage: same cross section, providing capacity of about 200 passengers
  • Redesigned rear fuselage: altered tapering and moving aft of the rear bulkhead created additional capacity (the redesign was also used for the A300-600 and A330/A340 fuselages.)
  • Redesigned wing (reduced span and area), designed by British Aerospace who rejoined the Airbus consortium
  • Smaller horizontal tail surface
  • Later production A310s (from 1985/86) are equipped with wingtip fences to reduce the drag due to lift
  • Modified undercarriage with carbon brakes fitted as standard
  • Common pylons able to support all types of engines offered for the aircraft
  • Increased use of composite materials in both primary and secondary structure
  • Electrically actuated spoilers
  • Integrated drive electrical generators
  • Improved auxiliary power unit

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