<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by bk42:
....Third, and last, I've heard that the 340s don't have the best climb performance..
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This sounds true, as for pure entertainment value, it's fun to watch the LH A340 depart PHX for FRA on a hot summer day....the pilot has to have big huevos and extreme confidence in his machine as he watches 24th Street get rapidly closer. Finally, the beast rotates and climbs ever so slowly.