Comparison of Airbus A340 Private Jet and McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52

Attribute	Airbus A340 Private Jet ×	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	McDonnell Douglas
Model	Airbus A340 Private Jet	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	1993	1958
Manufactured to (year)	2008	1972
Type	Heavy Business Jets	Mid Size Passenger Jets
Icao	343	DC85
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X CFM International CFM56 Turbofan	4x P&W JT3D-3B
Power, lbf (lbf)	34,000	18,000
Avionics	Thales – Smiths Avionics	-
Max cruise speed (km/h)	611	895
Approach speed (km/h)	-	276
Travel range (km)	13,705	10,843
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.068	-
Service ceiling (m)	12,497	10,668
Rate of climb (m/sec)	10.16	6.6
Take off distance (m)	3,126	3,000
Landing distance (m)	2,743	2,000
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	275,000	142,883
Max landing weight (kg)	190,000	108,860
Max payload (kg)	39,463	23,587
Fuel tank capacity (l)	147,858	88,552
Baggage volume (m³)	163	39.4
Dimensions
Seats	9	189
Cabin height (m)	2.4	2.2
Cabin width (m)	5.28	3.51
Cabin length (m)	50.37	39
Exterior length (m)	75.3	45.9
Tail height (m)	16.92	13
Fuselage diameter (m)	5.64	3.73
Wing span (m)	60.3	43.4
Wing tips	Canted Winglets	No Winglets