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Download from the store will depend on internet speed but the folder arrived quickly and easily. It is the first Airbus wide-body airliner to reach 1, deliveries, and the fourth wide-body to achieve the milestone after the Boeingand Since its launch, the A has allowed Airbus to expand market share in wide-body airliners.Īs at Decemberthere are 1, examples of all A variants in airline service, comprising As, 38 Fs, and s. Weighingkglbincluding 20, kg 46, lb of test equipment, the A became the biggest twin-jet to have flown, until the first flight of the Boeing The flight lasted five hours and fifteen minutes during which speed, height, and other flight configurations were tested.Īir Inter became the first operator of the A, putting the aircraft into service on 17 January between Orly Airport, Paris, and Marseille. In Juneafter receiving orders from various customers, Airbus launched the A and A The first completed A was rolled out on 14 Octoberwith the maiden flight following on 2 November. Both airliners incorporated fly-by-wire flight control technology, first introduced on an Airbus aircraft with the A The A shares the same glass cockpit flight deck layout as the A and A, featuring electronic instrument displays rather than mechanical gauges. The A was developed in parallel with the four-engine A, which shared many common airframe components but differed in number of engines. Versions of the A have a range of 5, to 13, kilometres 2, to 7, nmi 3, to 8, mi and can accommodate up to passengers in a two-class layout or carry 70 tonneslb of cargo. The wing is swept back at 30 degrees and, along with other design features, allows a maximum operating Mach number of 0. On the A one engine is installed at the inboard pylon while the outboard pylon position is not used. The airframe of the A features a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a wing.
Its Maximum Take Off Weight grew from tonneslb at introduction to tonneslb inenhancing its payload-range performance.
A two-wheel nose undercarriage and two four-wheel bogie main legs support the aircraft on the ground. Information found on Wikipedia explains that the the A is a medium-size, wide-body airliner, with two engines suspended on pylons under the wings.