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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.
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.
Development of the A320 for [[FlightGear]] has been postponed for some time and is expected to resume by the beginning of 2011.


== Variants ==
== Variants ==
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== Development status ==
== Development status ==


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].
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 ===
=== Completed ===
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* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320 A320-family at Gitorious]
* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320 A320-family at Gitorious]
* [http://gitorious.org/airbus-aircraft/a320/archive-tarball/master Download the latest version of A320-family]
* [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]
* [http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a320/ Airbus A320 Family official homepage]


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Revision as of 04:04, 27 December 2010

This includes the following models: A320-111, A320-131, A320-211, A320-231, A320-family

Airbus A320
NEWA320.jpg
Type Narrow-body Commercial Airliner
Author(s) Ampere K. Hardraade, Skyop
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= A320-111, A320-131, A320-211, A320-231
Status Early production
Development
 Repository The development repository of the Airbus A320.
Download Download the Airbus A320 aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

The Airbus A320 is a narrow body commercial passenger jet manufactured by 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. The "A320 Enhanced" program aims to further improve the A320 family with longer range and better fuel economy.

Variants

  • A320-111: Airbus A320-111 with CFM56 engines
  • A320-131: Airbus A320-131 with IAE2500 engines
  • A320-211: Airbus A320-211 with CFM56 engines
  • A230-231: Airbus A320-231 with IAE2500 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 Skyop, described here.

Completed

  • Pushback
  • Contrails
  • Lights
  • Tire smoke
  • 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 development thread

  • Fix landing gear animation
  • Improve cargo holds
  • Improve 3D cockpit
  • Custom autopilot with auto-mach throttle
  • Dual control system

Related content

External links