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Airbus A318. A photo. Video. Driving compartment. Characteristics. Reviews.

 

Airbus A318 - belongs to the family 320-x Airbus.

The Airbus A318 is the smallest member of the A320 family of narrow-body airliners. It is also often referred to as the "Mini Airbus". The length of its fuselage is 2,39 meters shorter than that of the A319 and 6 meters than that of the A320.

Airbus A318

Airbus A318, for service in routing with low passenger congestion and density, but high frequency of flights. The aircraft is capable of carrying up to 107 passengers in two classes, and to people in 132 odnoklassovoy set.

Aircraft development program was launched in April 1994 years.

During development, the aircraft had the designation A319 M3, which meant it was directly derived from the A319.

Airbus A318

The Airbus A318 used the same technology, as well as throughout the family A320. In particular, he has a digital control system «Fly-by-Wire», all-glass cockpit rather than the hybrid on Airbus A310as well as a central diagnostic system for detecting problems from the cockpit. On the plane, instead of traditional control levers, joysticks are installed, the so-called "sidestick". A significant proportion of composite materials were used in the construction of the aircraft.

Airbus A318 cabin

  The A318 has wider passenger seats than the A319. The cockpit has a layout and equipment identical to the A320 and A319 aircraft, which allows saving on retraining of pilots when transferring them to this model. For the first time, when assembling an aircraft by Airbus, laser welding was used, which made it possible to lighten the weight of the aircraft and speed up its construction. The aircraft also received new wingtips, the so-called "sharklets", which look like shark fin. This made it possible to reduce air resistance and thereby reduce fuel consumption.

Airbus A318 Salon

The aircraft is equipped with two General Electric CFM 56-5 turbojet engines or two Pratt & Whitney PW 6000 engines. The keel of the A318 aircraft is 320 centimeters higher than other models of the A75 family. This is done to make the aircraft more stable in the air.

The first flight took place A318 January 15 2002 years. In the same year, the plane began to flow into the airline. The first customer was the American aircraft carrier «Frontier Airlines».

 

Airbus A318 interior scheme

In the scheme of the cabin Airbus A318

 

 

In November, the consortium released 2005 business aircraft Airbus A318 Elite. The aircraft covers a distance of kilometers with up to 7500 18-20 passengers with luxury finishes. This model is equipped with motors «General Electric CFM 56».

Orders for the aircraft today A318 small. Total to 2002 years has produced and sold no more than 85 aircraft model Airbus A318. Nevertheless, orders for the aircraft continue to arrive, and thus this model has its own niche of air transportation, and hence its future development.

 

Technical characteristics of the aircraft Airbus A318

  • First flight: 15 2002 year in January

  • Years of production: from 2002 to the present.

  • Length: 31,44 m.

  • Height: 12,51 m.

  • Empty weight: 39500 kg.

  • Wing area: 122,6 sq. m.

  • Wingspan: 34,10 m.

  • Cruising speed: 828 km / h..

  • Maximum speed: 875 km / h..

  • Ceiling: 12200 m.

  • Flight range: up to 5850 km.

  • Engines: 2 turbojet engines Pratt & Whitney PW-6000 or General Electric CFM 56-5

  • Crew: 2 people

  • Number of seats: 107 - 132 Places

 

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