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''This includes the following models: A320-111, A320-131, A320-family''
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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 =NEWA320.jpg
Includes:
|name =Airbus A320
* A320-214 (CFM56)
|type =Narrow-body Commercial Airliner
* A320-232 (IAE V2500)
|fdm =JSBsim/YASim
* A320-251N (CFM Leap)
|status =Early production
* A320-271N (PW1100G)
|authors ='''Original model''': Alexis Bory, Frédéric Bouvier, David Culp, Steve Havlir, Julien Pierru; '''2010 model''': ''skyop'', ''nickyivyca'', Ampere K. Hardraade; see <tt>CONTRIBUTORS.txt</tt>
|fgname =A320
|download =http://www.4shared.com/file/S4DGqHIo/A320-family-200.html
}}


The '''Airbus A320''' is a narrow body commercial passenger jet manufactured by [[Airbus|Airbus Industries]]. Designed for short- to medium- hauls, the aircraft was a pioneer of fly-by-wire technology and regularly competes with the [[Boeing 737]].  Variants of the A320 include the Airbus A318, the [[Airbus A319]], and the [[Airbus A321]].  [[Airbus A320E|The "A320 Enhanced" program]] aims to further improve the A320 family with longer range and better fuel economy.
See the right InfoBox for the repository or download. <u>Remember to rename the aircraft's folder to "A320-family" if needed</u>.


==Variants==
== The Team ==
* <tt>A320-111</tt>: Airbus A320-111 with CFM56 engines
* Flight Dynamics: Josh Davidson (Octal450)
* <tt>A320-131</tt>: Airbus A320-131 with IAE2500 engines
* Systems, Displays: Josh Davidson (Octal450), legoboyvdlp, merspieler, Matthew Maring (hayden2000)
* 3D/Textures: Thorsten Herrmann (TH-555), Semir Gebran (CaptB)


==Development status==
== 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.


Currently there are two variants of the A320 in existence: the original A320 model by Frédéric Bouvier and the new A320-family by Ampere and [[User:Skyop|Skyop]], available from the [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9032 development thread].
{| 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 />
|}


===A320E fork===
''<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.''


On August 17, 2010, Skyop announced that the "winglets" version of the A320 with the new Airbus "sharklets," also known as the [[Airbus A320E|"A320E,"]] would be forked from the main project and no longer maintained, in the interest of merging changes back into the original A320-family models by Ampere.  Nick I. (''nickyivyca'') has taken over development of this version.
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.


===Completed===
== Gallery Flightgear 2019+ ==
* Pushback
<gallery mode="packed">
* Contrails
File:SOTM_2020-03_Winter_Evening_Departure_by_legoboyvdlp_(A320).jpg|Rain effect (March 2020)
* Lights
File:A320-family-cockpit.png
* Tire smoke
</gallery>
* Reverse thrust
* Various cockpit improvements (new instruments, full texturing, sidestick fixes, etc.)
* Basic cargo hold
* Passenger cabin
* Engine fire system
* UV mapping fixes
* Openable doors
* Autostart command
* Walk system
* New views (Gear View, Passenger View, and Copilot View)
 
===To-do===
See also: first post of [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9032 development thread]
* Fix landing gear animation
* Improve cargo holds
* Improve 3D cockpit
* Custom autopilot with auto-mach throttle
* [[Dual control]] system


== Related content ==
== Related content ==
* [[Aircraft]]
=== Forum topics ===
* [[Aircraft Todo]]
* {{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.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9032 Current development thread]
* [https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36410 Development thread]
* [http://www.flightgear.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5759 Old development thread]
* [https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a320-family.html Airbus A320 Family official homepage]
* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320 A320-family at Gitorious]
* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a320/ Airbus A320 Family Official Homepage]


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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+

Related content

Forum topics

External links