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AeroTime[1]: "On October 25, 1991, Airbus[4] A340-300 made its maiden flight"; Airbus's own 40-year timeline lists "25 oct ... the first flight of the long range A340-300"; Aerotelegraph[5]: "Der Jungfernflug am 25. Oktober 1991".The Airbus A340-300, the first Airbus with four engines, made its maiden flight on 25 October 1991 and began a two-year test programme with six aircraft. Testing showed the wing had to be stiffened to carry the outboard engines at cruise speed.
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