Airbus A320-200

Type (Muster)
Short- and medium-range airliner (Kurz- und Mittelstrecken-Verkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Airbus Industrie
1, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte
F-31707 Blagnac
France

Phone: 0033-5/6193-3387
Fax: 0033-5/6193-4955

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 150 in two-class layout (12 + 138) or 164 in economy cabin or 179 in high-density arrangement.
Freight (Fracht): 7 x LD3 containers (trhee forward, four aft)
Baggage volume (Gepäckraumvolumen): 38,8 cu m

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x turbofans with FADEC control mounted under the wings. Thrust levels of 111 to 120 kN. Options include:
- CFM International CFM56-5B4/P rated at 120,1 kN or previously CFM56-5A1/-5A3/-5B4
- International Aero Engines V2527E-A5 rated at 117,9 kN or previously V2500-A1 and V2527-A5

Noise levels:
   - take-off: 86,5 to 88 EPNdB
   - sideline: 92,8 to 94,8 EPNdB
   - approach: 96,0 to 96,6 EPNdB

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 37,57 m
Height (Höhe): 11,76 m
Fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 3,96 m
Span (Spannweite): 34,10 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 122,6 sq m
Wing sweep (Flügelpfeilung): 26 degrees

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 27,5 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 3,7 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 2,22 m

Weights (Massen)
Operating weight empty (Einsatz-Leermasse): 42,2 tons
Max. payload (Max. Nutzlast):18,8 - 19,1 tons
Fuel (Kraftstoff): 23860 litres (Liter), plus 2900 litres in optional centreline tank
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 61000 kg
Max. ramp weight (max. Rollmasse): 73900 to 77400 kg, depending on option
Max. take-off weight (Max. Startmasse): 73,5, 75,5 or 77 tons, depending on option
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 64,5 tons

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Optimum cruise speed (optimale Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.78
Max. operating speed (max. Geschwindigkeit): Mach 0.82
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 11890 m (39000 ft)
Take-off distance, sea level,ISA +15C (Startstrecke): 1960 to 2250 m depending on weight
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 1490 m at max. landing weight
Range (Reichweite): 4840 to 5675 km with 150 passengers, depending on weight option

Costs (Kosten)
List price for the A320 was quoted as 46 to 49 million US-Dollars in mid-1998.

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Boeing 737-800

Customers (Kunden)
By April 2000, Airbus had listed 1322 orders for the A320. Among the customers are:

ACES: 4
Adria Airways: 5
Aer Lingus: 6
Aero Lloyd: 4
Aerostar: 12
Air 2000: 2
Air Canada: 28
Air France: 27
Air Inter Europe: 22
Air Jamaica: 4
Air Malta: 2
Alitalia: 19
All Nippon Airways: 25
America West: 21
Ansett Australia: 19
Austrian Airlines: 13
Bouillioun Aviation Services: 15
British Airways: 20
British Caledonian: 10
British Midland: 4
Canadian Airlines: 12
Carlisle Aircraft: 3
China Eastern Airlines: 10
China Northwest Airlines: 13
China Southern Airlines: 20
CIT Group: 18
CNAC Zhejiang Airlines: 3
Condor: 12
Croatia Airlines: 2
Cyprus Airways: 8
Debis AirFinance: 15
Dragonair: 7
Edelweiss Air: 3
Egyptair: 7
Finnair: 4
Flightlease: 9
GATX/CL Air: 18
GATX/Flightlease: 10
GB Airways: 2
GECAS: 63
GPA: 51
Gulf Air: 14
Iberia: 58
Iberworld: 2
Indian Airlines: 31
ILFC: 103
jetBlue Airways: 25
Kawasaki Leasing: 8
Kuwait Airways: 3
Lan Chile: 25
Lotusair: 1
Lufthansa: 37
Mexicana: 20
Midway Airlines: 4
Monarch Airlines: 2
Northwest Airlines: 82
Nouvelair: 2
ORIX Corporation: 24
Phillipine Airlines: 4
Premiair: 6
Qatar Airways: 6
Qatar Amiri Flight: 1
Royal Jordanian: 3
SALE: 35
Sabena: 4
Shorouk Air: 2
Sichuan Airlines: 2
Silkair: 5
South African Airways: 7<
Spanair: 10
Sri Lankan Airlines: 2
Sudan Airways: 1
Swissair: 17
Syrian Arab Airlines: 6
TACA: 30
TAM: 14
TAP Air Portugal: 6
TransAsia Airways: 5
Tunis Air: 12
United Airlines: 91
US Airways: 50
Undisclosed: 10

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The A320 was the first narrowbody airliner from Airbus. It was designed with a masimum of new technology incorporated, like

fly-by wire control system, a first in subsonic airliners. Built by thomson-CSF/Sfena
extensive use of composite materials
two-crew cockpit with sidestick controllers

The A320 is the basis for a whole family of airliners, now including A318, A319 and A321. It is competing with the 737 family from Boeing.

History (Geschichte)
The Airbus A320 programme was launched on 23 March 1984.
Four aircraft were involved in the flight test programme. The first made its maiden flight on 22 February 1987 from Toulouse.
Certification of the A320-100 was achieved on 26 February 1988. Deliveries commenced on 28 March 1988, to Air France. British Airways followed on 31 March.
The A320-200, which is now the standard version, was certified on on 8 November 1988. The US FAA approved both variants on 15 December 1988.
The V2500 powerplant option was first flight tested on 28 July 1988, and this engine was aproved on the A320 on 20 April 1989. Deliveries began in May 1989 to Adria Airways.
The 500th A320 was handed over on 20 January 1995, to United Airlines.

Last updated 25 May 2000

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