During your cadet interview, you will always be asked to identify their fleets of jets. This lesson is to help you on how to easily identify all of them.
Pardon me as there are too many aircraft in the world, I could only highlight those commonly used model. (Maybe in future I will update this section when I have more time)
A318
This baby jet is really cute, it is belong to the Airbus Narrow Body Family (i.e. A320). It is full fly-by-wire.
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Seats: 107 - 136
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 68,000 kg (150,000 lb)
MZFW: 54,500 kg (120,200 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,100 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 31.44 m (103 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
A318-111: CFM56-5B8/P
A318-112: CFM56-5B9/P
A318-121: PW6122A
A318-122: PW6124A
How to identify:
- Short Body
- 2 Engines
- Resemblance of A320
- 2 Doors + 1 escape hatch in the middle
- 11 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up and Down)
A319
Photo by Adrian Pingstone (Arpingstone) - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2660177
Similar to the A318 but with a slightly longer body
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 124 - 160
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 75,500 kg (166,000 lb)
MZFW: 58,500 kg (129,000 lb)
Range with full load: 3,600 nm
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 33.84 m (111 ft)
Engine Variants:
A319-111: CFM56-5B5/P
A319-112: CFM56-5B6/P
A319-113: CFM56-5A4
A319-114: CFM56-5A5
A319-115: CFM56-5B7/P
A319-131: IAE V2522-A5
A319-132: IAE V2524-A5
A319-133: IAE V2527M-A5
How to identify:
- Short Body
- 2 Engines
- Resemblance of A320
- 2 Doors + 1 escape hatch in the middle
- 13 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
A320
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 150 - 180
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 78,000 kg (172,000 lb)
MZFW: 62,500 kg (137,800 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,100 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in)
Engine Variants:
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Narrow cross section
- 2 Doors + 2 escape hatchs in the middle
- 15 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
This photo is showing the latest version of the A320-NEO. The NEO means New Engine Options. Visual differences are Sharklets, and new engines.
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 150 - 195
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 78,000 kg (172,000 lb)
MZFW: 66,000 kg (146,000 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,000 nm
Wingspan: 35.8 m (117 ft 5 in)
Length: 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in)
New Engine Options:
A320 - CFM International LEAP
A320 - PW1100G
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Narrow cross section
- 2 Doors + 2 escape hatchs in the middle
- 15 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Sharklets
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Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 185 - 240
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 93,500 kg (206,000 lb)
MZFW: 73,800 kg (162,700 lb)
Service Ceiling: 41,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,000 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 44.51 m (146 ft 0 in)
Engine Variants:
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Long body
- Narrow cross section
- 4 Doors
- 13 windows from the front door to 2nd door
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
Pardon me as there are too many aircraft in the world, I could only highlight those commonly used model. (Maybe in future I will update this section when I have more time)
AIRBUS
Illustration by Julien.scavini - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16851850
A318
Photo by Andrés Ramírez - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Avianca/Airbus-A318-111/1987569/L/, GFDL 1.2,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17054978
This baby jet is really cute, it is belong to the Airbus Narrow Body Family (i.e. A320). It is full fly-by-wire.
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Seats: 107 - 136
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 68,000 kg (150,000 lb)
MZFW: 54,500 kg (120,200 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,100 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 31.44 m (103 ft 2 in)
Engine Variants:
A318-111: CFM56-5B8/P
A318-112: CFM56-5B9/P
A318-121: PW6122A
A318-122: PW6124A
How to identify:
- Short Body
- 2 Engines
- Resemblance of A320
- 2 Doors + 1 escape hatch in the middle
- 11 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up and Down)
A319
Similar to the A318 but with a slightly longer body
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 124 - 160
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 75,500 kg (166,000 lb)
MZFW: 58,500 kg (129,000 lb)
Range with full load: 3,600 nm
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 33.84 m (111 ft)
Engine Variants:
A319-111: CFM56-5B5/P
A319-112: CFM56-5B6/P
A319-113: CFM56-5A4
A319-114: CFM56-5A5
A319-115: CFM56-5B7/P
A319-131: IAE V2522-A5
A319-132: IAE V2524-A5
A319-133: IAE V2527M-A5
How to identify:
- Short Body
- 2 Engines
- Resemblance of A320
- 2 Doors + 1 escape hatch in the middle
- 13 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
A320
Lufthansa A320-211 - Photo by Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25075020
The A320 was first flown in 1987 and has upgraded from 100 series to 200 series. This machine is well used in Asia for short-haul flights, major airlines are Silk Air, Tiger Airways, Air Asia and any other start-up airlines.
Aircraft Characteristics:Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 150 - 180
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 78,000 kg (172,000 lb)
MZFW: 62,500 kg (137,800 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,100 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in)
Engine Variants:
A320-211: CFM56-5A1
A320-212 : CFM56-5A3
A320-214 : CFM56-5B4/P
A320-215 : CMF56-5B5/P
A320-216 : CFM56-5B6/P
A320-231 : IAEV2500-A1
A320-232 : IAEV2527-A5
A320-233 : IAEV2527E-A5
- 2 Engines
- Narrow cross section
- 2 Doors + 2 escape hatchs in the middle
- 15 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
A320 - NEO
Photo by Gyrostat (Wikimedia, CC-BY-SA 4.0), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40511865
Aircraft Characteristics:
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 150 - 195
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 78,000 kg (172,000 lb)
MZFW: 66,000 kg (146,000 lb)
Service Ceiling: 39,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,000 nm
Wingspan: 35.8 m (117 ft 5 in)
Length: 37.57 m (123 ft 3 in)
New Engine Options:
A320 - CFM International LEAP
A320 - PW1100G
How to identify:
- 2 Engines
- Narrow cross section
- 2 Doors + 2 escape hatchs in the middle
- 15 windows from the front door to 1st escape hatch
- Unique Sharklets
A321
Photo by Austrian Airlines from Austria - Airbus A321 - myAustrian, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39225976
This is the first variant from A320, a stretched version. Longer by 6.94 m (22 ft 9 in)
Crew: 2
Engines: 2 x Turbo-fan
Seats: 185 - 240
MMO: M.82
MTOW: 93,500 kg (206,000 lb)
MZFW: 73,800 kg (162,700 lb)
Service Ceiling: 41,000 ft
Range with full load: 3,000 nm
Wingspan: 34.1 m (111 ft 11 in)
Length: 44.51 m (146 ft 0 in)
Engine Variants:
A321-111 : CFM56-5B1
A321-112 : CFM56-5B2
A321-131 : IAEV2530-A5
A321-211 : CFM56-5B3/P
A321-212 : CFM56-5B1 or CFM565B1/2
A321-213 : CFM56-5B2
A321-231 : IAEV2533-A5
A321-232 : IAEV2530-A5
- 2 Engines
- Long body
- Narrow cross section
- 4 Doors
- 13 windows from the front door to 2nd door
- Unique Wing fences (Up/Down)
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