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AIRBUS A-318
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A318
Aircraft | ||||
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Name | A-318 | |||
Manufacturer | AIRBUS | |||
Body | Narrow | |||
Wing | Fixed Wing | |||
Position | Low wing | |||
Tail | Regular tail, mid set | |||
WTC | Medium | |||
APC | C | |||
Type code | L2J | |||
Aerodrome Reference Code | 3C | |||
RFF Category | 6 | |||
Engine | Jet | |||
Engine count | Multi | |||
Position | Underwing mounted | |||
Landing gear | Tricycle retractable | |||
Mass group | 4 | |||
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AIRBUS A-318
Description
Medium Range passenger jet manufactured by Airbus. The A318 is the shorter variant of the A320 family of aircraft.
Technical Data
Wing span | 34.1 m111.877 ft <br /> |
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Length | 31.44 m103.15 ft <br /> |
Height | 12.56 m41.207 ft <br /> |
Powerplant | 2 x PW6000A (90kN) or 2 x CFM 56-5B (98kN) turbofans. |
Engine model | CFM International CFM56, Pratt & Whitney PW6000 |
Performance Data
Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
V2 (IAS) | 135 kts | IAS | 165 kts | IAS | 290 kts | IAS | 290 kts | MACH | 0.76 | TAS | 460 kts | MACH | 0.76 | IAS | 290 kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | 130 kts |
Distance | 1400 m | ROC | 3000 ft/min | ROC | 2000 ft/min | ROC | 2000 ft/min | ROC | 1000 ft/min | MACH | 0.78 | ROD | 800 ft/min | ROD | 3500 ft/min | MCS | 210 kts | Distance | 1300 m |
MTOW | 5900059,000 kg <br />59 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL390 | ROD | ft/min | APC | C | ||||||||||||
WTC | M | Range | 31003,100 nm <br />5,741,200 m <br />5,741.2 km <br />18,835,958.019 ft <br /> NM |
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A318
- A318 / B738, en-route, Trasadingen Switzerland, 2009 (On 8 June 2009, an Airbus A318-100 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Belgrade, Serbia to Paris CDG in day VMC came into conflict with a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Ryanair on a scheduled passenger flight from Nottingham East Midlands UK to Bergamo Italy. The conflict was resolved mainly by TCAS RA response and there were no injuries to any occupants during the avoidance manoeuvres carried out by both aircraft.)
- A318/B738, Nantes France, 2010 (On 25 May 2010 an Air France Airbus A318 making an automatic landing off an ILS Cat 2 approach at Nantes experienced interference with the ILS LOC signal caused by a Boeing 737-800 which was departing from the same runway but early disconnection of the AP removed any risk of un-correctable directional control problems during the landing roll. Both aircraft were operating in accordance with their ATC clearances. Investigation attributed the conflict to the decision of TWR not to instruct the A318 to go around and because of diminished situational awareness.)
- A318/B739, vicinity Amsterdam Netherlands, 2007 (On 6 December 2007 an Airbus A318 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Lyon to Amsterdam carried out missed approach from runway 18C at destination and lost separation in night VMC against a Boeing 737-900 being operated by KLM on a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to London Heathrow which had just departed from runway 24. The conflict was resolved by correct responses to the respective coordinated TCAS RAs after which the A318 passed close behind the 737. There were no abrupt manoeuvres and none of the 104 and 195 occupants respectively on board were injured.)
- PC12 /A318, en-route north east of Toulouse France, 2010 (On 2 June 2010, an A318 crew en route from over southern France as cleared at FL290 just managed to avoid collision with a Pilatus PC12 making a non revenue positioning flight on the same track and in the same direction after detection of slight and unexpected turbulence had prompted a visual scan ahead. Earlier, the PC12 pilot cleared at FL270 had observed a difference between his available two altimeters but after getting confirmation from ATC that the altimeter on the side which also had an invalid airspeed reading was correct had assumed that one was the correctly reading one.)
Further Reading
Airbus reference document which provide to airlines, MROs, airport planners and operators the general dimensions of the aircraft, as well as the necessary information for ramp, servicing operations or maintenance preparation: Airbus A318: Airplane characteristics for airport planning AC, 01 June 2012