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Article #131: Aviation Giants - Airbus

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






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