Airbus A310 Zero-G
The plane in which the experiments are accommodated is a modified Airbus A 310, the so called Airbus A 310 Zero-G (Registration F-WNOV). It is based at the Aéroport International de Bordeaux-Mérignac. Some details are shown in the table below.
Characteristic | Value |
Maximum mass | 157t |
Length | 64.4m |
Wingspan | 43.9m |
Fuselage diameter | 5.6m |
Total cabin volume | 300m^3 |
Testing volume inside cabin | 20m x 5m x 2.3m (l x w x h) |
Total testing volume | 300m^3 |
Dimension of door to load equipment | 1.8m x 1.06m (h x w) |
Total number of passengers | 40 |
Further on the cabin walls, floor and ceiling of the test area are specially padded and illuminated by led lights.