Primo volo per l'Airbus A320neo

[asessa]

Sono iniziate ieri a Tolosa le prime operazioni di “taglio dei metalli” per l’Airbus 320neo. I lavori per la produzione del primo pilone del reattore, iniziati a Tolosa presso il sito di Airbus di Saint-Eloi, specializzato nella produzione di piloni per reattori e gondole, segnano l’inizio dei processi di produzione dell’aeromobile.
I piloni sono le strutture che servono a fissare i reattori alle ali. I nuovi piloni destinati all’A320neo conservano un elevato livello di comunalità con i piloni dell’attuale A320, ma integrano anche una maggiore quantità di titanio oltre ad altri elementi architetturali avanzati, sviluppati per i piloni dell’A380. Questi nuovi piloni sfruttano inoltre il concetto di “Aft-Pylon Fairing” avanzato, concepito appositamente per i reattori NEO, che consentono un risparmio di carburante.
“Questi primi trucioli del pilone del reattore destinato all’A320neo segnano la fine della fase di progettazione, e il lancio della produzione dell’aeromobile venduto più velocemente di tutti i tempi. Siamo molto fieri di dare avvio alla produzione dell’aeromobile a corridoio singolo più eco-efficiente al mondo”, ha dichiarato Tom Williams, Executive Vice President Programmi di Airbus.
Il sito Airbus di Saint-Eloi è specializzato nella progettazione, produzione, assemblaggio, dotazione e test dei piloni dei reattori e nella progettazione e produzione di parti di gondola in titanio per tutti gli aeromobili delle famiglie Airbus. Dotato del nuovo concept di produzione snella ‘moving line’ che gli conferisce una maggiore efficienza, il sito di Saint-Eloi è anche il primo centro europeo di lavorazione e di trasformazione dei metalli duri, compreso il titanio.
L’A320neo (new engine option), la nuova opzione di motorizzazione della Famiglia A320 sarà operativo a partire dalla fine del 2015. L’aeromobile sarà dotato di reattori di nuova generazione, detti ‘Sharklet’, grandi dispositivi alari che insieme consentiranno di ridurre i consumi di carburante del 15%. Con oltre 1.400 ordini fermi dal proprio lancio, avvenuto nel 2010, la Famiglia A320neo è la famiglia di aeromobili venduta più velocemente nella storia dell’aviazione commerciale.
Airbus, il principale costruttore di aeromobili civili a livello mondiale offre gli aeromobili più moderni ed efficienti in ogni categoria, dalla Famiglia A320 di aeromobili a corridoio singolo all’A380, l’aeromobile per uso civile più grande al mondo. Airbus dispone di uffici studi e di siti di produzione in Francia, Germania, Regno Unito e Spagna oltre a filiali in Stati Uniti, Cina, Giappone e Medio Oriente. Airbus, la cui sede è a Tolosa, è una società del gruppo EADS.

 

[belumosi]

L’aeromobile sarà dotato di reattori di nuova generazione, detti ‘Sharklet’, grandi dispositivi alari che insieme consentiranno di ridurre i consumi di carburante del 15%.

C'è qualcosa che non quadra...

 

[airdominance]

ahaha questa è una perla di saggezza non indifferente!

 

[kenyaprince]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

[h=1]A320 tweak to prevent computer 'forgetting' sharklets[/h][h=2][/h]Operators of Airbus A320s with sharklet wing-tips are being instructed to modify the aircraft to prevent the possibility that flight computers could forget the sharklets are fitted.

Airbus has been delivering A320s with sharklets since the end of 2012 and the wing-tips will be a standard feature on the new A320neo.But during analysis of the A320neo design, Airbus determined that the flight computers could conceivably experience a “loss of sharklet identification”, says the European Aviation Safety Agency.EASA says that components used to activate the load-alleviation function are connected to flight computers using a common ground point.As a result, it says, the ground point segregation is “no longer effective” and carries the possibility of single-point failure. The aircraft would revert to behaving as if fitted with wing-tip fences, which preceded the introduction of sharklets.While Airbus has already introduced a change which restores the segregation, EASA is instructing operators of aircraft delivered without the modification to amend the sharklet ground connection within two years.
source : flightglobal PRO

 

[kenyaprince]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney are believed to be tackling a late-developing certification issue with the PW1100Ggeared turbofan in an attempt to stave off the looming threat of a delay to the first flight of the re-enginedA320neo.
The aircraft manufacturer, which declines to comment, has targeted September for first flight of the A320neo with the Pratt engine but, according to industry sources, may be forced to delay this because of unidentified concerns related to the PW1100G. Airbus had hoped to fly the test aircraft, MSN6101, as early as Sept. 5. However the modified A320neo, which was pictured taxiing under its own power at Toulouse on Sept. 1, remains on the ground.
The Pratt-powered A320neo is the first of two re-engined variants to be developed and will be followed by the CFM Leap-1A powered version which is due to enter flight test in 2015.
The exact nature of the problem remains unclear, though industry sources indicate the hurdles to first flight are associated with the last set of fan-related certification tests that Pratt was conducting in the run-up to certification.
Pratt declines to comment specifically on the allegations of any certification or testing-related concerns. The company says "we are working closely with Airbus as we prepare for first flight. It is premature at this time to say exactly when that will occur. We will provide more details as they become available." MTU Aero Engines, a key partner on the PW1100G program, deferred questions to Pratt & Whitney.
Sources within the supplier and customer community prefer to remain vague. One senior executive of a major A320neo customer confirms information that there has been an issue during testing. The fact that customer representatives know about it indicates that Pratt & Whitney has been briefing key industry players.
Although the PW1100Gs underwent oil system checks to verify that none of the recent seal failures which occurred with the PW1500G on the Bombardier CSeries would appear on the A320neo, the Airbus engine development has otherwise proceeded virtually to plan until now. The first two engines for the compliance aircraft were delivered on schedule to Airbus, and Pratt has at least 28 engines in build or already in the test program.
As of early July the engine maker was progressing rapidly through the final items on the check list for European JAR-E and U.S. FAR Part 33 engine certification, with high and low pressure compressor stress tests, 150 hr. block tests, water and hail ingestion and a final brace of bird strike tests yet to be completed. Another major final test remaining was the fan blade out test, which Pratt was confident of passing successfully having already passed an earlier evaluation on a test rig.

aviationweek

 

[rcravero]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

giovedì si parte

http://www.usatoday.com/story/today...ver-a320neo-flight-will-be-thursday/16045077/

 

[kenyaprince]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

giovedì si parte

http://www.usatoday.com/story/today...ver-a320neo-flight-will-be-thursday/16045077/

Airbus (Toulouse) is planning to conduct the first flight for its new Airbus A320neo (new engine option) (above) on Thursday, September 25.
According to this article by Bloomberg Businessweek, Airbus is redesigning the size of the A320neo lavatories because the company believes the bathrooms take up too much space (this is while people are getting bigger!). According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Airbus is shrinking the width of one of the bathrooms to make more room in other areas. Airbus did not respond to confirm the media report.
Are airplane bathrooms getting too small for the general population?


Airbus (AIR:FP) thinks the cozy dimensions of its airplane bathrooms are taking up too much space.
The lavatories on the A320, which were moved to the back of the plane in a redesign two years ago, now take too much room away from the food-prep station. A new design for the Airbus plane shrinks the width of one of the bathrooms, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The redesign isn’t only about making spaces smaller. The overhead bins will use a pivot design to create 10 percent more space, so at least your luggage can really stretch out.
Roomier luggage bins aren’t hard to imagine—Boeing (BA) has already been using the pivot—but a narrower airplane bathroom seems improbable. Airbus did not immediately respond to an e-mail inquiry about the dimensions of its smaller bathrooms. Let’s just hope it’s more forgiving than the ones Indiana Pacers’ 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert and other flyers have suffered
through.
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businessweek

 

[kenyaprince]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

A320 Family non-stop cabin innovation: offering passengers the greatest overhead stowage volume per passenger of any single-aisle airliner



Airline Passenger Experience APEX Expo 2014, Anaheim USA – Airbus will introduce its new pivoting overhead stowage option for the A320 Family aircraft beginning in Q1 2016 with the delivery of the first of 45 brand new A321 aircraft for Delta Air Lines. In 2013, Delta placed an order for 30 new A321s and added a further 15 in 2014.
The new pivoting bins from Airbus, which are also available for retrofit, take full advantage of the A320’s wide fuselage cross section to offer the most overhead stowage volume of any single-aisle airliner per passenger. Aesthetically, they embody a modern curved appearance which incorporates Airbus’ most up-to-date design branding – as exemplified in the cabin of the new A350 XWB airliner.
Daniel Baubil, Airbus SVP and Head of A320 Programme: “Through our non-stop innovation and collaboration with airlines like Delta, this latest enhancement to the A320 Family makes the world’s most accommodating single-aisle airliner cabin even more appealing.” He adds: “Now passengers will have more space for their personal carry-on items, while keeping the overall feeling of cabin spaciousness.”
Addressing today’s passenger expectations for more carry-on baggage, not only do these new overhead bins offer 10 percent increased volume over current A320 bins, but the efficient A320 cross-section also allows increased capacity for up to 60 percent more luggage in practice. For example, each section now efficiently accommodates eight TP22-enhanced* roller bags. Alternatively, the same section can also hold four TP24s** (the largest type of carry-on roller bag).


* TP22 ‘enhanced’ roller bags measure 22x 14.5 x 9 inches – i.e. half an inch higher than ‘FAA’ standard bags.
** TP24 roller bags, measuring 24 x 14.5 x 11 inches

Fonte: Airbus press release

 

[filippomartinix98]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

Ciao volevo dare il mio contributo, ho trovato questa foto del 320neo non sembra male
http://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/photo.show?id=511303

 

[MalboroLi]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

Airbus (Toulouse) is planning to conduct the first flight for its new Airbus A320neo (new engine option) (above) on Thursday, September 25.
According to this article by Bloomberg Businessweek, Airbus is redesigning the size of the A320neo lavatories because the company believes the bathrooms take up too much space (this is while people are getting bigger!). According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, Airbus is shrinking the width of one of the bathrooms to make more room in other areas. Airbus did not respond to confirm the media report.
Are airplane bathrooms getting too small for the general population?


Airbus (AIR:FP) thinks the cozy dimensions of its airplane bathrooms are taking up too much space.
The lavatories on the A320, which were moved to the back of the plane in a redesign two years ago, now take too much room away from the food-prep station. A new design for the Airbus plane shrinks the width of one of the bathrooms, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. The redesign isn’t only about making spaces smaller. The overhead bins will use a pivot design to create 10 percent more space, so at least your luggage can really stretch out.
Roomier luggage bins aren’t hard to imagine—Boeing (BA) has already been using the pivot—but a narrower airplane bathroom seems improbable. Airbus did not immediately respond to an e-mail inquiry about the dimensions of its smaller bathrooms. Let’s just hope it’s more forgiving than the ones Indiana Pacers’ 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert and other flyers have suffered
through.
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businessweek

ora si che gli autoscatti verranno davvero bene!

 

[kenyaprince]

Re: Airbus inizia la produzione della Famiglia A320neo

Tutto pronto a Tolosa per il primo volo

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[Giacomo89]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tkrZOI88e4c Qui il live del primo volo fra poco

 

[EI-MAW]

L'ho visto ieri a tls iniziare la corsa di decollo prima di noi, ma ovviamente senza decollare. Devo ammettere che il 319neo sarà parecchio sgraziato così corto ma coi motori così grossi.

 

[valuk]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tkrZOI88e4c Qui il live del primo volo fra poco

Sto guardando anch'io

 

[kenyaprince]

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[EI-MAW]

Ma chi è quel cafone con la giacca sulla spalla alla Tony Manero? Gli hanno spiegato che ci sono occasioni e occasioni per i modi? Una spolverata al galateo per il bon ton che ai francesi piace tanto non gli farebbe male. Scusate la polemica.

 

[kiurlo]

Con quei motoroni... sembra uno di quei ragazzi che usano gli "allarga lobi" alle orecchie

 

[kenyaprince]

Il primoAirbus A320neo completa con successo il primo volo

Il primo AirbusA320neo ha portato acompletato con successo il proprio volo inaugurale pressol’aeroporto di Tolosa-Blagnac oggi alle 12 ora locale.Philippe PellerineEtienne Miche, due Experimental Test Pilot di Airbus hanno fatto decollarel’aeromobile.All’interno della cabina di pilotaggio, oltre ai due piloti, erapresente anche Jean-Paul Lambert, Test-Flight Engineer. I Test-FlightEngineerManfred Birnfeld e Sandra Bour-Schaeffer, invece, hanno monitoratol’andamento del volo.

L’assemblaggiodell’aeromobile, denominato MSN6101 con registrazione F-WNEO, è iniziato loscorso marzo, seguito dal lancio commerciale lo scorso luglio. Da allora,l’aeromobile è stato sottoposto a numerosi controlli e test a terra inpreparazione del primo volo completato con successo oggi

fonte : Airbus press release

 

[airport81]

Qualcuno sa suggerire un trucco per distinguere, da distanze medie, la differenza tra un A320CEO e un A320NEO?

 

[I-A320]

^^ la dimensione dei motori