Comparison of Airbus A340-600 and McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Attribute	Airbus A340-600 ×	McDonnell Douglas MD-11 ×
General
Manufacturer	Airbus	McDonnell Douglas
Model	Airbus A340-600	McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Country	France	United States
Manufactured from (year)	2006	1988
Manufactured to (year)	2011	2000
Type	Jumbo Passenger Jets	Jumbo Passenger Jets
Icao	A346	MD11
Performance
Engine	4x 4 X Rolls Royce Trent 556	3x 3 X Pratt & Whitney PW4460/62 or General Electric CF6-80C2D1F
Power, lbf (lbf)	61,902	61,500
Avionics	Thales – Smiths Avionics	Honeywell VIA 2000 computers
Max cruise speed (km/h)	889	961
Approach speed (km/h)	250	278
Travel range (km)	14,449	13,408
Fuel economy (km/l)	0.068	0.093
Service ceiling (m)	12,634	13,106
Rate of climb (m/sec)	28.96	10.16
Take off distance (m)	3,140	3,139
Landing distance (m)	2,000	2,118
Weights
Max take off weight (kg)	344,730	285,988
Max landing weight (kg)	240,404	207,749
Max payload (kg)	62,300	66,549
Fuel tank capacity (l)	204,499	157,529
Baggage volume (m³)	207.6	150
Dimensions
Seats	475	41
Seats - business class	38	323
Seats - first class	-	293
Cabin height (m)	2.54	2.41
Cabin width (m)	5.28	5.71
Cabin length (m)	60.98	46.51
Exterior length (m)	75.36	61.62
Tail height (m)	17.93	17.65
Fuselage diameter (m)	5.64	6
Wing span (m)	63.45	51.97
Wing tips	Canted Winglets	Canted Winglets