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Airbus A320-200 - Yemenia

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(Updated)A320[IAE]
because the auto correct went away…


About Yemenia:

Yemenia (Arabic: ???????) is the flag carrier of Yemen,[3] based in Sanaa. It operates scheduled domestic and international passenger flights to destinations in Africa and the Middle East out of its hubs at Aden International Airport, and to a lesser extent Seiyun Airport.

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About the Airbus A320:

The Airbus A320 family is a series of 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.[3] The first member of the family was followed by the stretched 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 Mobile, Alabama in the United States since April 2016.

The twinjet has a six-abreast economy cross-section and came with either CFM56 or IAE V2500 turbofan engines, 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 tonnes (150,000 to 206,000 lb), to cover a 5,740–6,940 kilometres; 3,570–4,320 miles (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 modified business jet versions of the standard commercial variants.

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. The previous A320 generation is now called A320ceo (current engine option).

American Airlines is the largest A320 operator with 479 aircraft in its fleet, while IndiGo is the largest customer with 930 aircraft on order. In October 2019, the A320 family surpassed the Boeing 737 to become the highest-selling airliner. As of November 2024, a total of 19,000 A320 family aircraft had been ordered and 11,773 delivered, of which 10,862 aircraft were in service with more than 350 operators. The global A320 fleet had completed more than 176 million flights over 328 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 (737NG) and the MD-90 respectively, while the 737 MAX is Boeing's response to the A320neo.

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About 7O-AFA:

7O-AFA was the first of 6 Airbus A320 to be delivered to Yemenia. The aircraft is known as “Mukalla / ??????“, named after the capital city of Yemen's largest district Hadhramaut.

This specific aircraft had its first flight in 22/3/2011, is 13.8 years old currently, and was tested in Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS/LFBO) with the test registration F-WWIA.

The aircraft has currently been with the following airlines:

  • Yemenia, since 27/4/2011, with the registration 7O-AFA.

    • It was named “Mukalla / ??????“

    • It was stored at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (AMM/OJAI) from 26/7/2015 - 7/11/2015, and returned to service in 8/11/2015.

It has been flying routine flights to this day.


Pictures of 7O-AFA:


My reference photo! ^


Other information:

Thanks to Timplanes for helping me with part of the livery.
This was honestly quite fun to make tbh


That’s all! Have fun!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 112.0ft (34.1m)
  • Length 123.3ft (37.6m)
  • Height 40.4ft (12.3m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 43,522lbs (19,741kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.578
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.068
  • Wing Loading 27.7lbs/ft2 (135.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,571.5ft2 (146.0m2)
  • Drag Points 8961

Parts

  • Number of Parts 502
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,913