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The '''Airbus A320 family''' is a series of twinjet narrowbody commercial passenger jets manufactured by [[Airbus|Airbus Industrie]]. Designed for short to medium haul flights, the aircraft pioneered fly-by-wire technology and regularly competes with the [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737 series]]. This is an accurate and complex recreation of the A320 family.


{{infobox Aircraft
== Overview ==
|image =A320.jpg
Includes:
|name =Airbus A320
* A320-214 (CFM56)
|type =Airliner
* A320-232 (IAE V2500)
|fdm =JSBsim
* A320-251N (CFM Leap)
|status =Development (heavy facelift being discussed in the forum)
* A320-271N (PW1100G)
|authors =Alexis Bory, Frédéric Bouvier, David Culp, Ampere K. Hardraade, Steve Havlir, Julien Pierru, skyop, malik et al.
|fgname =A320
|download =http://www.flightgear.org/Downloads/aircraft/#A320
}}


===Variants===
See the right InfoBox for the repository or download. <u>Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "A320-family" if needed</u>.
* A320-211: Airbus A320-200 with CFM56 engines
* A320-231: Airbus A320-200 with IAE V2500 engines


==Development status==
== The Team ==
<!-- ===Outside===  
* Flight Dynamics: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
* A better belly fairing is needed.
* Systems, Displays: Josh Davidson (Octal450), legoboyvdlp, merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
* The exterior needs to be mapped and textured.
* 3D/Textures: Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555), Semir Gebran (CaptB)
* Cockpit window needs to be modelled.
===Inside===
* A more realistic version of the cockpit is needed. !-->
The Airbus A320 is currrently being entirely redone from the original model by Frédéric Bouvier. The development is going on really fast so please have a look at the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5759 forum topic] (especially [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5759&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=255#p87871 from this post], because the others are before FlightGear's change from CVS to Git.) and feel free to make edits.


== External links ==
== Using the selector knobs on the FCU ==
* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a320/ Airbus A320 Family Official Homepage]
The flight control unit (FCU) is the panel on the glareshield that contains controls for the auto flight system, electronic flight information system (EFIS) screens and other systems. It contains various selector knobs that rotate. Some knobs can also be pushed or pulled in order to change modes or other settings.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Turning, pushing or pulling FCU knobs with a mouse
|-moved
|
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Left<br />click
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Middle<br />click <nowiki>*</nowiki>
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Right<br />click
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Scroll<br />Up
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Scroll<br />Down
|-
! style="font-weight:bold" | Normal<br />(no modifier keys)
| style="text-align:center;" | Push
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Pull
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |  ---
| style="text-align:center;" | Turn<br />clockwise
| style="text-align:center;" | Turn<br />counterclocwise
|-
! style="font-weight:bold;" | While holding<br />{{key press|Shift}} key<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | Pull
| style="text-align:center;" | Turn<br />clockwise<br />(10× faster)
| style="text-align:center;" | Turn<br />counterclockwise<br />(10× faster)<br />
|}
 
''<nowiki>*</nowiki> On many setups, the scroll wheel of a mouse can be used as a middle button by pressing directly down on the wheel.''
 
Note: This section describes how to physically manipulate controls within the cockpit. Details about what the controls do, when they should be used, etc., are beyond the scope of this section.
 
== Gallery Flightgear 2019+ ==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg|Rain effect (March 2020)
File:A320-family-cockpit.png
</gallery>


== Related content ==
== Related content ==
=== Related lists ===
=== Forum topics ===
* [[Aircraft]]
* {{forum link|t=38387|title=Is the TCA Airbus edition Compatible with Flightgear ?}} (February 2021 -) - Hints and tips on using the Thrustmaster TCA Airbus edition sidestick and throttle quadrant with FlightGear.
* [[Aircraft Todo]]
 
== External links ==
* [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36410 Development thread]
* [https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a320-family.html Airbus A320 Family official homepage]


{{Airbus}}
{{Airbus}}
[[Category:Aircraft]]
 
[[Category:Airliners]]
[[fr:Airbus A320 Family]]
[[Category:Civilian aircraft]]
[[Category:Red Griffin ATC compatible aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft TODO]]
[[Category:Octal450 hangar]]

Latest revision as of 02:44, 21 March 2024

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 twinjet narrowbody commercial passenger jets manufactured by Airbus Industrie. Designed for short to medium haul flights, the aircraft pioneered fly-by-wire technology and regularly competes with the Boeing 737 series. This is an accurate and complex recreation of the A320 family.

Overview

Includes:

  • A320-214 (CFM56)
  • A320-232 (IAE V2500)
  • A320-251N (CFM Leap)
  • A320-271N (PW1100G)

See the right InfoBox for the repository or download. Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "A320-family" if needed.

The Team

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

Using the selector knobs on the FCU

The flight control unit (FCU) is the panel on the glareshield that contains controls for the auto flight system, electronic flight information system (EFIS) screens and other systems. It contains various selector knobs that rotate. Some knobs can also be pushed or pulled in order to change modes or other settings.

Turning, pushing or pulling FCU knobs with a mouse
Left
click 		Middle
click * 		Right
click 		Scroll
Up 		Scroll
Down
Normal
(no modifier keys) 		Push Pull --- Turn
clockwise 		Turn
counterclocwise
While holding
⇧ Shift key
 Pull Turn
clockwise
(10× faster) 		Turn
counterclockwise
(10× faster)

* On many setups, the scroll wheel of a mouse can be used as a middle button by pressing directly down on the wheel.

Note: This section describes how to physically manipulate controls within the cockpit. Details about what the controls do, when they should be used, etc., are beyond the scope of this section.

Gallery Flightgear 2019+

  • Rain effect (March 2020)

    Rain effect (March 2020)

  • A320-family-cockpit.png

Related content

Forum topics

External links

Airbus aircraft
Civilian aircraft
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