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A310-325 · Length
Single source46.66 m (153 ft 1 in)[source]
An-72 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus A310 | Antonov An-72 |
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| Role | Wide-body aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | Multi-national[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus[source] | Antonov[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Mahan Air ULS Airlines Cargo Iran Air Ariana Afghan Airlines |
28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)[source]
A310-325 · Width
Single source5.640 m (18 ft 6 in)[source]
A310-325 · 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4156A high bypass turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney PW4156A high bypass turbofan , 249.08 kN (56,000 lbf) thrust each[source]
An-72 · 2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan, 63.9 kN (14,330 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)[source] |
| Number built | 255[source] | 133[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1981–1998[source] | 1977–2002[source] |
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| Introduction date | April 1983 with Swissair[source] | — |
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| First flight | 3 April 1982 ( 1982-04-03 )[source] | 31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Airbus A300[source] | — |
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| Variants | Airbus A310 MRTT Airbus CC-150 Polaris[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 243 passengers, 112.2 m 3 (3,962 cu ft) cargo volume[source] | up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 61,070 L (16,132 US gal), 47,940 kg (105,689 lb) usable fuel[source] | — |
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| Type | — | Transport aircraft[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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