Airbus A320

The Airbus A320 family are narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus. The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France. The first member of the family was followed by the longer A321 (first delivered in January 1994), the shorter A319 (April 1996), and the even shorter A318 (July 2003). Final assembly takes place in Toulouse in France; Hamburg in Germany; Tianjin in China since 2009; and in Mobile, Alabama in the United States since April 2016.

The twinjet has a six-abreast cross-section and is powered by either CFM56 or IAE V2500 turbofans, except the CFM56/PW6000 powered A318. The family pioneered the use of digital fly-by-wire and side-stick flight controls in airliners. Variants offer maximum take-off weights from 68 to 93.5 t (150,000 to 206,000 lb), to cover a 5,740–6,940 km (3,100–3,750 nmi) range. The 31.4 m (103 ft) long A318 typically accommodates 107 to 132 passengers. The 124-156 seat A319 is 33.8 m (111 ft) long. The A320 is 37.6 m (123 ft) long and can accommodate 150 to 186 passengers. The 44.5 m (146 ft) A321 offers 185 to 230 seats. The Airbus Corporate Jets are business jet versions.

In December 2010, Airbus announced the re-engined A320neo (new engine option), which entered service with Lufthansa in January 2016. With more efficient turbofans and improvements including sharklets, it offers up to 15% better fuel economy. Earlier A320s are now called A320ceo (current engine option).

American Airlines is the largest A320 operator with 452 aeroplanes in its fleet.[b] In October 2019, the A320 family surpassed the Boeing 737 to become the highest-selling airliner. As of March 2022, a total of 16,106 A320s had been ordered and 10,285 delivered, of which 9,661 aircraft were in service with more than 340 operators. The global A320 fleet had completed more than 155 million flights over 286 million block hours since its entry into service. The A320ceo initially competed with the 737 Classic and the MD-80, then their successors, the 737 Next Generation and the MD-90, while the 737 MAX is Boeing's response to the A320neo.

Controls

Activator 1: Arm Speed Brakes
Activator 2: Wing Light
Activator 3: Landing Light
Activator 4: Cabin light
Activator 5: Open door (All doors can opened if you connect it with Rotator)
Activator 6: Pushback
Activator 8: Power Unit( Deactivating 8 will cut all Powers)
Trim: Trim
VTOL: Flaps

How to Fly?

Take off
Take off speed: 200-250mph
Flaps: 50%
Trim: Standby
You must Active 2 and 3 for Safety

Landing
Approach speed: 150-120mph
VTOL(flaps): 100%
Trim: 25-50%
Gear: down
AG1: Activated(helps negate bouncy landings)

Cruise:
Cruise speed: mach.0.78(447 knots)-TAS
Max operating speed: Mach 0.82(470 knots) - TAS
optional:
No more than 250 knots below 10,000ft - IAS as per regulations

In flight

Enjoy the Flight

;D

Airline Info

EasyJet plc, styled as easyJet, is a British multinational low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport.[4] It operates domestic and international scheduled services on over 1,000 routes in more than 30 countries via its affiliate airlines EasyJet UK, EasyJet Switzerland, and EasyJet Europe.[5][6] EasyJet plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. EasyGroup Holdings Ltd (the investment vehicle of the airline's founder), Greek-Cypriot businessman Stelios Haji-Ioannou,[7] is the largest shareholder with a 15.269% stake (as of September 2021).[8] It employs circa 13,000 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK.[3]

EasyJet has seen expansion since its establishment in 1995, having grown through a combination of acquisitions,[9][10] and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel. The group, along with associate companies EasyJet UK, EasyJet Europe and EasyJet Switzerland, operate more than 300 aircraft. It has 29 bases across Europe, the largest being Gatwick.[11] In 2014, the airline carried more than 65 million passengers,[12] making it the second-largest budget airline in Europe by number of passengers carried, behind Ryanair.[13]

EasyJet was featured in the television series Airline broadcast on ITV which followed the airline's operations at London Luton and later at other bases. Its pilot training scheme was the subject of another ITV television series, easyJet: Inside the Cockpit, which premiered in August 2017.[14]

On 30 March 2020, EasyJet grounded its entire fleet of planes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] They later closed three of their bases.[16]