The Airbus A310 hid a fuel efficiency trick decades ahead of its time — the trim tank system. By pumping fuel into the tail during cruise, it shifted the center of gravity, cutting drag and saving fuel. This innovation later powered designs on the A340 and A380, proving that moving mass mid-flight can mean massive efficiency gains. #avgeek #planespotting #Boeing #airbus #aviation #A310 #AirbusInnovation #FuelEfficiency #AircraftDesign #AircraftSystems #AviationHistory #AircraftEngineering #Fligh

AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION: The Lost Plane | Thai Airways Flight 311 | Airbus A310 Deadly Crash | MAYDAY 'Thai Airways International Flight 311 was a flight from Bangkok, Thailand's Don Mueang International Airport to Kathmandu, Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport. On Friday, 31 July 1992, an A310-304 on the route, registration HS-TID, crashed on approach to Kathmandu. At 07:00:26 UTC (12:45:26 NST; 14:00:26 ICT), the aircraft crashed into the side of a mountain 37 kilometres north of Kathmandu