In February , an A was successfully tested with a new electric braking system developed by Messier-Bugatti with Airbus. The test included landings with automatic braking and rejected take-offs.
The flight deck on the A is almost identical to that of the basic A and there is very little difference between the operating procedures of the two aircraft. As a consequence any pilot qualified to fly the A will need only one or two days briefing to be flight rated for the A The multi-purpose control and display unit of the new flight management system developed by Thales and Smiths Industries has six 6. The fly-by-wire controls of the A result in reduced turbulence and improved flying comfort.
A high degree of redundancy and integrity is incorporated into the electronic flight control system, which includes five main computers and segregated power supplies and signalling lines. A two bunk rest area for the crew can be provided just aft of the flight deck. The rest area has a wardrobe, folding meal table communication and entertainment equipment. The upper bunk can be lowered to allow landing and take-off seats for two crew.
Thales Avionics developed a digital head-up display which is planned for certification on the A in The A has 20 more frames structural members than the A making it Advanced composites were used for the empennage complete tail unit structure, all empennage and wing trailing edges, all fairings and floor panels.
Superplastic foaming and diffusion bonding have been used on the inspection hatches, the tail cone cap, the slat mechanism cams and parts of the canopy. A typical three-class layout in the A accommodates passengers with 12 first-class, 54 business-class and economy-class seats.
A two-class layout provides seats. The cabin can be reconfigured very quickly for changes in fleet deployment. There are six temperature sensor location zones along the cabin to provide comfortable conditions for the passengers. The modular in-flight entertainment system provides the passenger with a single interface unit for telephone and fax, for credit card facilities and for interactive video and games. Typical operating empty weight Typical volume payload Thrust 31, to 34, lb slst.
Typical three class seating passengers. Range with maximum number of passengers 14,km. Maximum operating speed 0. Total freight and cargo Number of pallets underfloor Maximum 9 pallets.
With additional fuel tanks 7 pallets. Container capacity underfloor Maximum 26 LD3 containers. With additional fuel tanks 22 LD3 containers. A operated by Air France, on the ground. Sabena A taking off. Turkish Airlines A The passenger cabin of a Sabena Airlines A Companies Involved View all. Learn more Hover over the logos to learn more about the companies who made this project possible. Show me. About LMB designs and manufactures high performance fans, blowers and motors for the aerospace and defence markets with applications in aircraft, helicopters, UAVs Unmanned Air Vehicles , pods and missiles.
Follow Make an Enquiry. Follow this company Follow the company to be always up to date with this company. A, Changi Singapore, On 30 May , at about hours local time, the crew of an Airbus A had to apply Take-off Go Around power and rotate abruptly at a high rate to become airborne while taking off from Runway 20C at Singapore Changi Airport, when they noticed the centreline lights were indicating the impending end of the available runway.
The crew had calculated the take-off performance based on the full TORA Take-off Run Available of 4, m because they were unaware of the temporary shortening of Runway 20C to 2, m due to resurfacing works. A, Frankfurt Germany, On 21 August , an Airbus A being operated by an undisclosed operator by a German-licensed flight crew on a scheduled passenger flight from Teheran to Frankfurt collided with a stationary bus with only the driver on board whilst approaching the allocated parking gate in normal daylight visibility.
The No 4 engine impacted the bus roof as shown in the photograph below reproduced from the official report.
None of the occupants of either the aircraft or the bus were injured. A, Helsinki Finland, On 22 June , an Airbus A being operated by Finnair suffered a single tyre failure during take off on a scheduled passenger flight to Helsinki and malfunction assessed as consequential by the flight crew occurred to the hydraulic system. The flight proceeded to destination and carried out a daylight landing there in normal visibility without any further aircraft damage.
Because of a further deterioration in the status of the aircraft hydraulic systems during the landing roll, the aircraft was stopped on the runway and then towed into the gate. No persons were injured in this incident. A, Hong Kong China, On 27 November , a Finnair Airbus A unintentionally attempted a night take off from Hong Kong in good visibility from the taxiway parallel to the runway for which take off clearance had been given.
ATC observed the error and instructed the crew to abandon the take off, which they then did. The Investigation attributed the crew error partly to distraction.
It was considered that the crew had become distracted and that supporting procedures and process at the Operator were inadequate. The crew executed a successful partial gear up landing at London Heathrow. A, London Heathrow, UK On 5 February , an Airbus A started its takeoff from an intermediate point on the runway for which no regulated takeoff weight information was available and had only become airborne very close to the end of the runway and then climbed only very slowly.
The Investigation found that as the full length of the planned departure runway was not temporarily unavailable, ATC had offered either the intersection subsequently used or the full length of the available parallel runway and that despite the absence of valid performance data for the intersection, the intersection had been used.
A, Nairobi Kenya, On 27 April an Airbus A crew lost previously-acquired visual reference in fog on a night auto ILS into Nairobi but continued to a touchdown which occurred with the aircraft heading towards the edge of the runway following an inappropriate rudder input. The left main gear departed the paved surface and a go around was initiated and a diversion made. The event was attributed to a delay in commencing the go around.
When it comes to passengers, the A has room for them in spades. This is thanks to its incredible length:. This placed the A as the perfect replacement aircraft for earlier versions of the Boeing and was picked up by a few airlines to do so.
Virgin Atlantic bought the A to replace its first-generation Boeing s. Its main competition was the Boeing ER.
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