Don’t want start an Airbus/Boeing fight but to me the A340/A340ng just reminds me of a 707. I know the 340 is a tad wider but it look just so dated. I wonder if Boeing were ever thinking to put 4 engines on there 767’s that this would of been a competitor for this modern 707? Your thoughts on this.
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By: BigredMD-11 - 10th June 2004 at 09:09
True Pablo…
By: steve rowell - 10th June 2004 at 00:59
And that plane would have nothing in common with a 707. except that both have 4 engines. 😀
That’s it in a nutshell
By: Pablo - 9th June 2004 at 23:47
Don’t forget about the DC-8, which came into service about the same time as the 707…
Or the Convair 880 and 990
By: MEA380 - 9th June 2004 at 23:13
nice models Ren Frew,
I’ve flown in the BWIA A340 last year to Trinidad, and it was a great journey !!
By: wysiwyg - 9th June 2004 at 23:02
A340-300 is certified for up to 440 passengers!
Comparisons between a B707 and an A340 are akin to comparing an old Anglia to a Mondeo.
By: Ren Frew - 9th June 2004 at 20:32
LOVE the BWIA model! What type of model is it and where did you get it from?
Gemini Jets. 1:400 www.classicaeromodels.co.uk
By: DashQ - 9th June 2004 at 20:31
LOVE the BWIA model! What type of model is it and where did you get it from?
By: Ren Frew - 9th June 2004 at 20:16
Once again with the benefit of models may I show you the difference in dimensions from above?
A340-300 versus Boeing 707…
By: BigredMD-11 - 9th June 2004 at 20:07
Don’t forget about the DC-8, which came into service about the same time as the 707…
By: BY767 - 9th June 2004 at 18:31
“Personally, I dont think the A340 looks dated at all! With it’s winglets and long wings I think it’s very graceful.”
Me too!!!!!!!!
By: RIPConcorde - 9th June 2004 at 18:22
Personally, I dont think the A340 looks dated at all! With it’s winglets and long wings I think it’s very graceful.
Me too! 🙂
By: Pablo - 9th June 2004 at 18:22
I doubt Airbus saw the A340 as a replacement for the 707 when they designed it.
By: DashQ - 9th June 2004 at 18:21
I know the 340 is a tad wider but it look just so dated.
Personally, I dont think the A340 looks dated at all! With it’s winglets and long wings I think it’s very graceful.
By: seahawk - 9th June 2004 at 16:54
And that plane would have nothing in common with a 707. except that both have 4 engines. 😀
By: wilag - 9th June 2004 at 16:18
I agree, but the 707 was designed a long time ago, but some milatry units were fitted with CFM powerplants, this is when it takes on the looks of our modern day A340. So if Boeing had made a 707NG 767 cross section with newer wings say this would be the same as the A340!.
By: Bhoy - 9th June 2004 at 15:38
it’s not a case of the 340 being a tad wider… the 707 has the same cabin dimensions as the 727, 737 and 757…
By: MEA380 - 9th June 2004 at 14:49
In my opinion, there are many differences, much more than things in common. the MTOW for example, and also the A340-300 can carry up to 295 passengers(the A340-600 up to 380 passengers), the 707 up to only 147 passengers. Of course years counts, the 707 is old and the 340 is relatively new, but i would call the A340 a longhaul widebody much more than a 707.
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