Aviation Giants - Airbus

In the early 70's widebody airplanes like Boeing 747,passengers and steps into exploatation for Air France
Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 "Tristar" were ain 1988. Over 1100 aircrafts have been built since 1984.
synonym of comfort and huge capacity. After aTechnical specs(A-320-200):
decade of american hegemony in the sky, a new rivalLenght: 37.57m
appeared on the horizont and the fight took fire onWingspan: 34.10m
new territories. He exceeded the rivalry betweenHeight: 11.76m
Boeing and McDonnell Douglas only to burst into a duelRange: 5 551km
between West Europe and the USA. The newAirbus A-321
airplane-manufactoring giant, which gradually wasA-321 is the fourth plane of the A-320 family. He is a
gathering strenght against the american domination onlonger version of the base model - A-320. A-321 is
the market, was a kid of the joint-venture betweenassigned to carry 220 passangers in two-class
France, Germany, the UK and Spain. The collating ofconfiguration. His maximum take-off weight is 89
the biggest european countries was not accidental,000kg. 104 airplanes have been delivered to the airlines.
because earlier each of them alone has suffered aTechnical specs(A321-200):
reverse in the attempt to overcome the giants acrossLengt: 44.51m
the ocean - the frenchmen with their "Mercury" andWingspan: 34.10m
"Caravelle", the English with their "Trident". But now, inHeight: 11.80m
the beginning of the21th century, Airbus is the bestRange: 4 907km
selling airplane-manufactoring company in the world,Airbus A-330
lefting behind the archirival Boeing. Airbus IndustriesIn november 1992 - one year after the first flight of
was founded in december 1970 by four consortiums:A-340, takes off the first A-330. He is the biggest
Aerospatiale - France (37.9%), Daimler-Benztwo-engine airplane of Airbus. There are two versions
Aerospace - Germany (37.9%), British Aerospace -of the A-330 - A330-200 and A-330-300. The
UK (20%) and Casa - Spain (4.2%).A-330-300 has the same dimensions as the
Airbus A 300-600 ST Beluga The freighter made hisA-340-300 but with two engines less and with 335
first flight in 1994. His assigment is to transport thepassangers can fly 8900km without refueling. He is
different parts of the Airbus airplanes (for example -also 20% lighter than the A-340-300 and has take-off
wings, body, engines) from the manufacturer to theweight of 208 000kg.
Airbus works in Toulouse, France. Because of hisTechnical specs(A-330-300):
specific forms, Beluga is known as "the flying whale".Lenght: 63.65m
Technical specs:Wingspan: 60.30m
Lenght: 55.16mHeight: 16.84m
Wingspan: 44.84mRange: 8 900km
Height: 17.25mAirbus A-340
Range: 1 665-5 700kmSpecial attention deserves the A-340 which is built as
Airbus A 300an answer of the Boeing 777. This four-engine,
Airbus A 300 is the first widebody airplane with twolong-range aircraft makes his first flight on the 25th of
engines, assigned to transport passangers betweenoctober 1991. There are four variants of this plane -
the european capital cities. The airplane can carry 250A-340-200, -300, -500 and -600. The differents
passengers in two-class and 336 in one-classbetween them are the dimensions, the capacity and
configuration. The first flight has been made on thethe range. Alltogether 286 A-340s are delivered to the
28th of october 1972. Since then 250 airplanes hasairlines.
been in five versions - B1, B2, B4-200, C4/F4, 600 andTechnical specs(A-340-200):
600ER.Lenght: 59.39m
Technical specs:Wingspan: 60.30m
Lenght: 54.08mHeight: 16.74m
Wingspan: 44.84mRange: 13 805km
Height: 16.53mCapacity: 262 (3-class config)
Range: 6 968kmTechnical specs(A-340-300):
Airbus A-310Lenght: 63.65m
The next model is assigned to fly on long-rangeWingspan: 60.30m
destinations. The first flight has been made on the 3rdHeight: 16.74m
of april 1982. The new airplane has shorter fuselageRange: 12 325km
than A 300 and can carry less passangers. There areCapacity:295 (3-class config)
four versions of this aircraft - 200, 200C, 200F, andTechnical specs(A-340-500):
300.Lenght: 66.83m
Technical specs:Wingspan: 63.60m
Lenght: 46.64mHeight: 17.74m
Wingspan: 43.89mRange: 15 355km
Height: 15.80mCapacity: 316 (3-class config)
Range: 9 175kmTechnical specs(A-340-600):
Airbus A-318Lenght: 74.37m
Airbus A318 is the smallest Airbus on the market. HeWingspan: 63.85m
belongs to the A320 family. The aircraft can carry 100Height: 17.14m
passangers. Thanks to the newest engines andRange: 13 960km
technologies, A318 is the most rantabile airplane at theCapacity: 375 (3-class config)
moment. He can compete with regional aircrafts likeAirbus A-380
Embraer and Bombardier.Airbus A-380 is the biggest commercial aircraft ever
Technical specs:built. With his two-deck fuselage and huge fuel tanks,
Lenght: 31.75mhe can carry between 500 and 800 passangers on a
Wingspan: 32.43mdestination of 14 800km. The airplane will be offered to
Height: 11.76mthe customers in two types - passanger(A-380-800)
Range: 4 500kmang freighter(A-380-800F). There are 149 firm orders
Airbus A-319from the biggest airlines in the world, as Lufthansa, air
The exploatation of the A-319 begins in may 1996 asFrance, SIA, Qantas, Emirates, Thai, FedEx.
the plane flies for first time in the colours of Swissair.Technical specs:
The model is a shortened version of A-320 and inLenght: 72.75m
two-class configuration can carry 126 passangers.Wingspan: 79.80m
With his range and capacity, A-319 can compete theHeight: 24.08m
dutch Fokker 100.Range: 14 800km
Technical specs:Capacity: 555(3-class config)
Lenght: 33.84mAirbus A-350
Wingspan: 34.10mThe newest project of Airbus comes as an answer
Height: 11.76mof the Boeing's dreamliner - 787(7E7). He should
Range: 4 500kmcompilate the newest and modern materials,
Airbus A-320technologies and engines (GeneralElectric - GEnx) to
On the air festival in Le Bourget on the 6th of junebe the most efficient airplane in the world. With 250
1981, Airbus presents his newest project - the A-320.passangers on board, the airplane should fly up to 17
Built on the newest airspace technologies, A-320 is000km. The A-350 should be 10% to 12% more
effective, efficient and easy for exploatation andefficient of the up to day existing long-range airplanes
maintance, and most important - cheaper than the thesuch as B777 and A340.
other airplanes in this segment. A-320 can carry 146