# F-WUAB

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Preserved prototype of the Airbus A300

F-WUAB/F-OCAZ General information Type Airbus A300B1 Manufacturer Airbus Owners Airbus Industries Registration F-WUAB (1972-1973) F-OCAZ (1973-1974) Serial 001 History Manufactured 1972 First flight October 28th, 1972 In service October 28th, 1972-August 27th, 1974 Last flight August 27th, 1974 Preserved at Partially preserved as a display exhibit at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany Fate Disassembled, on static display

**F-WUAB** (later known as **F-OCAZ**) is an [Airbus A300B1](/source/Airbus_A300B1) that was built by [Airbus](/source/Airbus) as the first prototype of the [Airbus A300](/source/Airbus_A300) and is known to be the first Airbus A300 ever built.

## History

### Construction and first flight

F-WUAB when being constructed in 1972.

The aircraft was assembled at Airbus's [Aérospatiale](/source/A%C3%A9rospatiale) facility based in [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse), [Occitania](/source/Occitania), [France](/source/France) as the first Airbus A300 aircraft ever built, the prototype aircraft took its first flight on October 28, 1972.[1][2]

The aircraft had recorded a maximum take-off weight of 132 tonnes (291,000 pounds) and was powered by two [General Electric CF6-50A](/source/General_Electric_CF6-50A) engines.[1][3]: 21[4]: 41

The Airbus A300B1 type had set several records, including being the first wide-body airliner powered by twin engines, the first commercial aircraft constructed of composite materials, and the first to use [center-of-gravity](/source/Center_of_gravity_of_an_aircraft) control. It was also the first Extended Operations (ETOPS) compliant aircraft in 1977. The F-WUAB could accommodate 300 passengers in flight.[1]

The aircraft remained as a testbed with its registration F-WUAB until September 1973 when Airbus Industries had reregistered the aircraft as F-OCAZ.[1][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

### Preservation

Cross-section of A300 F-OCAZ preserved at the [Deutsches Museum](/source/Deutsches_Museum)

The aircraft was retired on August 27, 1974, after only two years of service as a testbed by Airbus Industries and the aircraft was partially scrapped, but some parts were salvaged and placed on display at the [Deutsches Museum](/source/Deutsches_Museum) based in [Munich](/source/Munich), [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria), [Germany](/source/Germany). The parts that were salvaged from the breaker's yard included a fuselage section, the right-hand wing, and an engine.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AirBuscomHist-3232024_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AirBuscomHist-3232024_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-AirBuscomHist-3232024_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-AirBuscomHist-3232024_1-3) ["A300 First Flight 50th Anniversary"](https://www.airbus.com/en/who-we-are/our-history/commercial-aircraft-history/a300-first-flight). *www.airbus.com*. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["10 facts about the Airbus First A300B Aircraft"](https://jetlinemarvel.net/10-facts-about-the-airbus-first-a300b-aircraft/). *Jetline Marvel Aviation News*. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NorWag_3-0)** Norris, Guy and Mark Wagner (1999). [*Airbus*](https://archive.org/details/airbus0000norr). Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. pp. 16–25. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7603-0677-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7603-0677-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Endres99_4-0)** Endres, Günter (1999). *Airbus A300*. MBI Pub. pp. 17–110. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7603-0827-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7603-0827-1).

## Further reading

- Endres, Günter G. (1999). [*Airbus A300*](https://books.google.com/books?id=DwYKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22N210PA%22+-wikipedia). [MBI Pub.](/source/MBI_Pub.) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780760308271](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780760308271).

- Kemp, Kenny (2013). [*Flight Of The Titans: Boeing, Airbus and the Battle for the Future of Air Travel*](https://books.google.com/books?id=on7kvG9_neQC&dq=%22F-WUAB%22+Airbus+A300B1+-wikipedia&pg=PA86). [Ebury Publishing](/source/Ebury_Publishing) (published 2013-07-31). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781448133918](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781448133918).

## External links

- [Airbus A300B1 - Aero Corner](https://aerocorner.com/aircraft/airbus-a300b1/)

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