page_title: Airbus A310
section_title: Variants
hierarchical_section_title: Airbus A310 / Variants
caption_attribution_description: Photo prise à l'aéroport de Barcelone-El Prat (LEBL) en Espagne. Picture take at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (LEBL) in Spain.
context_page_description: The Airbus A310 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus, then a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers.
  Airbus had demand for an aircraft smaller than the A300, the first Twinjet wide-body.
  On 7 July 1978, the A310 was launched with orders from Swissair and Lufthansa.
  On 3 April 1982, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight and it received its type certification on 11 March 1983.
  Keeping the same eight-abreast cross-section, the A310 is 6.95 m shorter than the initial A300 variants, and has a smaller 219 m² wing, down from 260 m².
  The A310 introduced a two-crew glass cockpit, later adopted for the A300-600 with a common type rating.
  It was powered by the same General Electric CF6-80 or Pratt & Whitney JT9D then PW4000 turbofans.
  It can seat 220 passengers in two classes, or 240 in all-economy, and can fly up to 5,150 nmi.
  It has overwing exits between the two main front and rear door pairs.
  In April 1983, the aircraft entered revenue service with Swissair and competed with the Boeing 767-200, introduced six months before.
  Its longer range and ETOPS regulations allowed it to be operated on transatlantic flights.
context_section_description: The A310 is available in two basic versions, the medium range −200 and the longer range −300. The first version of the aircraft to be developed was the −200 but this was later joined by the −300 which then became the standard production version of the aircraft. The short range -100 variant was never developed due to low demand.
  A310-200
  The first A310, the 162nd Airbus off the production line, made its maiden flight on 3 April 1982 powered by the earlier Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4D1 engines. The −200 entered service with Swissair and Lufthansa a year later. Late series −200 also featured wing fences identical to those of the −300. The first three A310s were initially fitted with outboard ailerons; they were later removed once testing showed them to be unnecessary.
  A310-200C
  A convertible version, the seats can be removed and cargo placed on the main deck.
  A310-200F
  The freight version of the A310-200 available as a new build or as a conversion of the existing wide-bodied aircraft. The A310-200F freighter can carry 39t of freight for 5,950 km. No production freighters of the A310-200F were produced.
  A310-300
  First flown on 8 July 1985, the −300 is dimensionally identical to the −200, although it provides an increased Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) and an increase in range, provided by additional centre and horizontal stabilizer (trim-tank) fuel tanks. This model also introduced wingtip fences to improve aerodynamic efficiency, a feature that has since been retrofitted to some −200s. The aircraft entered service in 1986 with Swissair. The A310-300 incorporates a computerised fuel distribution system which allows it to be trimmed in flight, optimising the centre of gravity by shuttling up to 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) of fuel in and out of the horizontal stabilizer tank, controlled by a Center of Gravity Control Computer.
  A310-300C
  A convertible passenger/cargo version, the seats can be removed and cargo placed on the main deck.
  A310-300F
  The freight version of the A310-300F. Operators such as FedEx Express acquired modified ex-passenger A310s, usually starting with the −300 version. No production freighters of the A310-300F were produced.
  A310 MRT/MRTT
  The A310 has been operated by several air forces as a pure transport (A310-300 MRTT), however several have now been converted to the "Multi Role Tanker Transport" configuration by EADS, providing an aerial refueling capability. At least six have been ordered; four by the German Air Force and two by the Canadian Armed Forces. Deliveries began in 2004. Three were converted at EADS EFW in Dresden, Germany; the other three at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany.
caption: Air Transat A310-300 with wingtip fences
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