| In the early 70's widebody airplanes like Boeing 747, | | | | France in 1988. Over 1100 aircrafts have been built |
| Douglas DC-10 and Lockheed L-1011 "Tristar" were a | | | | since 1984. |
| synonym of comfort and huge capacity. After a | | | | Technical specs(A-320-200): |
| decade of american hegemony in the sky, a new rival | | | | Lenght: 37.57m |
| appeared on the horizont and the fight took fire on | | | | Wingspan: 34.10m |
| new territories. He exceeded the rivalry between | | | | Height: 11.76m |
| Boeing and McDonnell Douglas only to burst into a | | | | Range: 5 551km |
| duel between West Europe and the USA. The new | | | | Airbus A-321 |
| airplane-manufactoring giant, which gradually was | | | | A-321 is the fourth plane of the A-320 family. He is a |
| gathering strenght against the american domination | | | | longer version of the base model - A-320. A-321 is |
| on the market, was a kid of the joint-venture | | | | assigned to carry 220 passangers in two-class |
| between France, Germany, the UK and Spain. The | | | | configuration. His maximum take-off weight is 89 |
| collating of the biggest european countries was not | | | | 000kg. |
| accidental, because earlier each of them alone has | | | | 104 airplanes have been delivered to the airlines. |
| suffered a reverse in the attempt to overcome the | | | | Technical specs(A321-200): |
| giants across the ocean - the frenchmen with their | | | | Lengt: 44.51m |
| "Mercury" and "Caravelle", the English with their | | | | Wingspan: 34.10m |
| "Trident". But now, in the beginning of the21th | | | | Height: 11.80m |
| century, Airbus is the best selling | | | | Range: 4 907km |
| airplane-manufactoring company in the world, lefting | | | | Airbus A-330 |
| behind the archirival Boeing. | | | | In november 1992 - one year after the first flight of |
| Airbus Industries was founded in december 1970 by | | | | A-340, takes off the first A-330. He is the biggest |
| four consortiums: Aerospatiale - France (37.9%), | | | | two-engine airplane of Airbus. There are two versions |
| Daimler-Benz Aerospace - Germany (37.9%), British | | | | of the A-330 - A330-200 and A-330-300. The |
| Aerospace - UK (20%) and Casa - Spain (4.2%). | | | | A-330-300 has the same dimensions as the |
| Airbus A 300-600 ST Beluga | | | | A-340-300 but with two engines less and with 335 |
| The freighter made his first flight in 1994. His | | | | passangers can fly 8900km without refueling. He is |
| assigment is to transport the different parts of the | | | | also 20% lighter than the A-340-300 and has |
| Airbus airplanes (for example - wings, body, engines) | | | | take-off weight of |
| from the manufacturer to the Airbus works in | | | | 208 000kg. |
| Toulouse, France. Because of his specific forms, | | | | Technical specs(A-330-300): |
| Beluga is known as "the flying whale". | | | | Lenght: 63.65m |
| Technical specs: | | | | Wingspan: 60.30m |
| Lenght: 55.16m | | | | Height: 16.84m |
| Wingspan: 44.84m | | | | Range: 8 900km |
| Height: 17.25m | | | | Airbus A-340 |
| Range: 1 665-5 700km | | | | Special attention deserves the A-340 which is built as |
| Airbus A 300 | | | | an answer of the Boeing 777. This four-engine, |
| Airbus A 300 is the first widebody airplane with two | | | | long-range aircraft makes his first flight on the 25th |
| engines, assigned to transport passangers between | | | | of october 1991. There are four variants of this plane |
| theeuropean capital cities. The airplane can carry 250 | | | | - A-340-200, -300, -500 and -600. The differents |
| passengers in two-class and 336 in one-class | | | | between them are the dimensions, the capacity and |
| configuration. The first flight has been made on the | | | | the range. Alltogether 286 A-340s are delivered to |
| 28th of october 1972. Since then 250 airplanes has | | | | the airlines. |
| been in five versions - B1, B2, B4-200, C4/F4, 600 | | | | Technical specs(A-340-200): |
| and 600ER. | | | | Lenght: 59.39m |
| Technical specs: | | | | Wingspan: 60.30m |
| Lenght: 54.08m | | | | Height: 16.74m |
| Wingspan: 44.84m | | | | Range: 13 805km |
| Height: 16.53m | | | | Capacity: 262 (3-class config) |
| Range: 6 968km | | | | Technical specs(A-340-300): |
| Airbus A-310 | | | | Lenght: 63.65m |
| The next model is assigned to fly on long-range | | | | Wingspan: 60.30m |
| destinations. The first flight has been made on the | | | | Height: 16.74m |
| 3rd of april 1982. The new airplane has shorter | | | | Range: 12 325km |
| fuselage than A 300 and can carry less passangers. | | | | Capacity:295 (3-class config) |
| There are four versions of this aircraft - 200, 200C, | | | | Technical specs(A-340-500): |
| 200F, and 300. | | | | Lenght: 66.83m |
| Technical specs: | | | | Wingspan: 63.60m |
| Lenght: 46.64m | | | | Height: 17.74m |
| Wingspan: 43.89m | | | | Range: 15 355km |
| Height: 15.80m | | | | Capacity: 316 (3-class config) |
| Range: 9 175km | | | | Technical specs(A-340-600): |
| Airbus A-318 | | | | Lenght: 74.37m |
| Airbus A318 is the smallest Airbus on the market. He | | | | Wingspan: 63.85m |
| belongs to the A320 family. The aircraft can carry | | | | Height: 17.14m |
| 100 passangers. Thanks to the newest engines and | | | | Range: 13 960km |
| technologies, A318 is the most rantabile airplane at | | | | Capacity: 375 (3-class config) |
| the moment. He can compete with regional aircrafts | | | | Airbus A-380 |
| like Embraer and Bombardier. | | | | Airbus A-380 is the biggest commercial aircraft ever |
| Technical specs: | | | | built. With his two-deck fuselage and huge fuel tanks, |
| Lenght: 31.75m | | | | he can carry between 500 and 800 passangers on a |
| Wingspan: 32.43m | | | | destination of 14 800km. The airplane will be offered |
| Height: 11.76m | | | | to the customers in two types - |
| Range: 4 500km | | | | passanger(A-380-800) ang freighter(A-380-800F). |
| Airbus A-319 | | | | There are 149 firm orders from the biggest airlines in |
| The exploatation of the A-319 begins in may 1996 as | | | | the world, as Lufthansa, air France, SIA, Qantas, |
| the plane flies for first time in the colours of Swissair. | | | | Emirates, Thai, FedEx. |
| The model is a shortened version of A-320 and in | | | | Technical specs: |
| two-class configuration can carry 126 passangers. | | | | Lenght: 72.75m |
| With his range and capacity, A-319 can compete the | | | | Wingspan: 79.80m |
| dutch Fokker 100. | | | | Height: 24.08m |
| Technical specs: | | | | Range: 14 800km |
| Lenght: 33.84m | | | | Capacity: 555(3-class config) |
| Wingspan: 34.10m | | | | Airbus A-350 |
| Height: 11.76m | | | | The newest project of Airbus comes as an answer |
| Range: 4 500km | | | | of the Boeing's dreamliner - 787(7E7). He should |
| Airbus A-320 | | | | compilate the newest and modern materials, |
| On the air festival in Le Bourget on the 6th of june | | | | technologies and engines (GeneralElectric - GEnx) to |
| 1981, Airbus presents his newest project - the A-320. | | | | be the most efficient airplane in the world. With 250 |
| Built on the newest airspace technologies, A-320 is | | | | passangers on board, the airplane should fly up to 17 |
| effective, efficient and easy for exploatation and | | | | 000km. The A-350 should be 10% to 12% more |
| maintance, and most important - cheaper than the | | | | efficient of the up to day existing long-range |
| the other airplanes in this segment. A-320 can carry | | | | airplanes such as B777 and A340. |
| 146 passengers and steps into exploatation for Air | | | | |