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Airbus A321
The Airbus A321 is a stretched version of the successful A320. The aircraft is intended for short and medium range flights and seats 185 to 220 passengers.
The fuselage of the A321 is 6.93 m (22ft 9in) longer than that of its forerunner. The A321 also has a strengthened undercarriage and more powerful versions of the CFM56 or the V2500 turbofan engines. Furthermore Airbus changed as little as possible compared to the A320. The flightdeck of both types, for example, are almost identical.
The first A321 flew on March 11 1993 and Lufthansa became the first user about a year later. Airbus developed two basic versions. The A321-100 is heavier than the A320 but doesn't have extra fuel capacity so that it offers less range. That was the reason to introduce the heavier A321-200, which can carry more fuel and fly longer distances. The A321-200 flew for the first time in December 1996.
The Airbus A321 looks very much like the Boeing 757, but is lighter and has two-wheel main undercarriage struts compared to the 757 with four wheels on each strut. On the market the A321 is competing with Boeing's 737-800 and -900.
Until early 2008 Airbus sold more than 650 A321s of which 400-plus had been delivered.
Airbus A321-200 - Specifications
Wingspan: 34.10 m (111ft 10in). Length: 44.51 m (146 ft). Height: 11.76 m (38ft 7in).
Empty weight: 48,200 kg (106,300 lb). Max. take-off weight: 83,000 - 93,500 kg (183,000 -206,100 lb).
Accommodation: 185-220 passengers.
Range: 4,400 - 5,600 km (2,350 - 3,050 nm). Max. cruise speed: Mach 0.82.
Engines: CFMI CFM56-5B or IAE V2500-A5 (133 - 147 kN / 27,000 - 33,000 lb).
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