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''This includes the following models: A318-111, A319-111, A319-131, A320-111, A320-211, A320-231, A321-211, A321-231, A320-family''
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The '''Airbus A320 Family''' is a series of narrow-body commercial passenger jets manufactured by [[Airbus|Airbus Industries]]. Designed for short to medium hauls, the aircraft pioneer fly-by-wire technology and regularly compete with the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737 series]]. The series includes the Airbus A320.


{{infobox Aircraft
== The Team ==
|image      =NEWA320.jpg
* Flight Dyanmics: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
|name        =Airbus A320
* Systems: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
|type        =Narrow-body Commercial Airliner
* Displays: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
|livery      =Nearly every livery in [http://liveries.flightgear.org/aircraft.php?id=8 the database]
* 3D/Textures: Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555), Semir Gebran (CaptB)
|fdm        =JSBsim
|status      =Alpha
|authors    =Ampere K. Hardraade, Skyop
|fgname      =A318-111, A319-111, A319-131, A320-111, A320-211, A320-231, A321-211, A321-231
|download    =http://easy-upload.nl/f/p0ufCfVz
|development =http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320
}}
[[File:A320-cockpit.jpg|thumb|300px|The 3d [[cockpit]] of the A320, currently under development]]


The '''Airbus A320 Family''' is a series of narrow-body commercial passenger jets manufactured by [[Airbus|Airbus Industries]]. Designed for short to medium hauls, the aircraft pioneer fly-by-wire technology and regularly compete with the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737 series]]. The series includes the Airbus A318, the A319, the A320, and the A321. The [[Airbus A320E|"A320 Enhanced" program]] aims to further improve the A320 family with longer range and better fuel economy.
== Credits ==
Thank you to the following people for their contributions to this project!
* Necolatis: Help on the MFD System
* Various others: Liveries, Some Code, Some 3D Models, Some Textures


= A note about the download =
== Variants ==
Several features in this download have been disabled to maintain compatibility with [[FlightGear 1.9.1]] and [[FlightGear 2.0.0]]. If you are using a recent [[Flightgear and Git|Git]] version of [[FlightGear]] you can use the download link [[Airbus A320 Family#External links|at the bottom]] for a "full" version.
* <tt>A320-100-CFM</tt>: Airbus A320-100 with CFM56 5A1 engines
* <tt>A320-200-CFM</tt>: Airbus A320-200 with CFM56 5B4 engines
* <tt>A320-200-IAE</tt>: Airbus A320-200 with IAE V2527 A5 engines
* <tt>A320neo-CFM</tt>: Airbus A320-111 with CFM56 LEAP-1A engines
* <tt>A320neo-PW</tt>: Airbus A320neo with PW1127G geared turbofan engines


= Variants =
== Gallery Flightgear 2019+ ==
* <tt>A318-111</tt>: Airbus A318-111 with CFM56 engines
<gallery mode="packed">
* <tt>A319-111</tt>: Airbus A319-111 with CFM56 engines
File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg|Rain effect (March 2020)
* <tt>A319-131</tt>: Airbus A319-131 with IAE V2500 engines
</gallery>
* <tt>A320-111</tt>: Airbus A320-111 with CFM56 engines
* <tt>A320-211</tt>: Airbus A320-211 with CFM56 engines
* <tt>A230-231</tt>: Airbus A320-231 with IAE V2500 engines
* <tt>A321-211</tt>: Airbus A321-211 with CFM56 engines
* <Tt>A321-231</tt>: Airbus A321-231 with IAE V2500 engines
 
= Development status =
Currently there are two variants of the A320 in existence: the original A320 model by Frédéric Bouvier and the A320-family by Ampere and [[User:Skyop|Skyop]], described here.
 
== Completed ==
* Animations
* Instruments
* Simple autostart system
* Autobrake/speedbrake systems '''[Git-only]'''
* Autopilot system '''[Git-only]'''
* [[Livery over MP|Livery select]]
* [[Howto: Implement generic tyre smoke|Tire smoke]]
* [[Howto: Add contrails|Contrails]]
* [[Howto: Implement pushback|Pushback]]
* Engine fire system
* [[Howto: Animated jetways|Animated jetway]] definitions
 
== To-do ==
* Finish cockpit
* Finish autostart system
 
= Related content =
* [[Aircraft]]
* [[Aircraft Todo]]


= External links =
= External links =
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9032 Development thread]
* [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36410 Development thread]
* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320 A320-family at Gitorious]
* [https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a320-family.html Airbus A320 Family official homepage]
* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320/archive-tarball/master Download the latest version of A320-family]
* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a320/ Airbus A320 Family official homepage]


{{Airbus}}
{{Airbus}}


[[Category:Aircraft]]
[[fr:Airbus A320 Family]]
[[Category:Airliners]]
[[Category:Civilian aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft TODO]]

Revision as of 05:29, 18 April 2020

Airbus A320 family
FGAddon
A320-family.jpg
The 3d cockpit of the A320-family
The 3d cockpit of the A320-family
Type Airliner
Configuration Low wing aircraft, Monoplane aircraft, Retractable gear aircraft, Tricycle landing gear aircraft
Propulsion Twinjet (Jet aircraft, Twin-engine aircraft)
Manufacturer Airbus
Author(s)
  • Josh Davidson (Octal450)
  • legoboyvdlp
  • merspieler
  • Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
  • Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555)
  • Semir Gebran (CaptB)
FDM JSBSim
Status Advanced production
 FDM Stars-4.png
 Systems Stars-5.png
 Cockpit Stars-5.png
 Model Stars-4.png
Supports Checklists Canvas
Development
 Website The website for the Airbus A320 family developments.
 Repository The development repository of the Airbus A320 family.
Download Download the Airbus A320 family aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).
License GPLv2+

The Airbus A320 Family is a series of narrow-body commercial passenger jets manufactured by Airbus Industries. Designed for short to medium hauls, the aircraft pioneer fly-by-wire technology and regularly compete with the Boeing 737 series. The series includes the Airbus A320.

The Team

  • Flight Dyanmics: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
  • Systems: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
  • Displays: Josh Davidson (Octal450), Jonathan Redpath (legoboyvdlp), merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
  • 3D/Textures: Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555), Semir Gebran (CaptB)

Credits

Thank you to the following people for their contributions to this project!

  • Necolatis: Help on the MFD System
  • Various others: Liveries, Some Code, Some 3D Models, Some Textures

Variants

  • A320-100-CFM: Airbus A320-100 with CFM56 5A1 engines
  • A320-200-CFM: Airbus A320-200 with CFM56 5B4 engines
  • A320-200-IAE: Airbus A320-200 with IAE V2527 A5 engines
  • A320neo-CFM: Airbus A320-111 with CFM56 LEAP-1A engines
  • A320neo-PW: Airbus A320neo with PW1127G geared turbofan engines

Gallery Flightgear 2019+

External links