developing and designing the Airbus A320, evrokonsortsium «Airbus SAS» sought to oust the American company Boeing, the aircraft which at that time was dominated by small and medium-sized airlines.Conquer the market failed, but considerable progress has been made, the plane of its popularity is second in the world after Boeing 737.
A 320th became the first airliner in which design is applied wire control system.Conventional steering wheels in the cockpit not, they are replaced by small arm like a joystick used for computer games.The signal from the manipulator, dubbed "saydstik" is processed on-board computer, assess the correctness of the pilot action, which outputs a signal for service engines deflecting slats, flaps and rudder.
dashboard has also become another, instead of the usual scales most of her take CRTs, which displays the flight parameters and sensor readings.
apply and new in world aviation technology solution - all the horizontal plane and the mechanization of the wing elements are made of composite materials.In general, the plastic used in the construction of an unprecedentedly wide, it is one-fifth of the weight of the empty aircraft.
design feature steel hatches ample baggage compartments to facilitate handling.
Airbus A320 single-aisle aircraft belongs to, but it does not mean that it has a small capacity.Number of passengers - 150-180 people.The internal volume of the fuselage broken into two salons - Business Class and Economy.Since the appointment of the liner does not provide many hours of flight, it is the economy class is the most popular, so the seating arrangements are simple -Six seats in the row with the passage of the center, as opposed to the more prestigious and expensive "business" of the cabin, where four of them.
The safety of aircraft designers also tried Evrokonsortsiuma - four emergency exit, which is provided with the Airbus A320, lined interior of fireproof plastic, the most simplified diagram exit through the main doors.
has become a classic for the Airbus SAS scheme applies in this case: a monoplane with low-swept wings and nacelles, hanging under it.Learn Airbus A320 on the ground easily - its front landing gear strut bent forward.
aircraft of this type was made about four thousand, and most of them (3945) are now Naho in the air, they are rare.Orders for Airbus A320 make up the two thousand copies.The first machines were going to the French city of Toulouse, but then, due to the increased volume of production, it was moved to Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Germany.In recent years, Airbus were mounted in China.
this type of aircraft sold since 1987, the first of them has acquired Air France, then began shipping worldwide.Russia also operate the A320.Photos side of "Aeroflot" with the tricolor on the tail shows one of the twenty-six Airbus this series under its ownership.
