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AB321.ZIP
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A321-100 MEDIUM RANGE JET TRANSPORT
CONTENTS
AB321___. FS4 MODEL
AB321___.SIM FS4 SIM
REFA321.SIM FS4 REFERENCE SIM
AB321.SC0 AAF\LIB STATIC OBJECT
AB321.DOC THIS DOCUMENTATION
AB321.AFX AAF\EXPORT FILE
REF.DOC NOTES ON FLIGHT MODEL
SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH 44.51M
SPAN 34.1M
EMPTY WEIGHT 47,500KG
MAX RANGE 4350KM
SEATS 186
COMMENTS
SEVENTH AIRCRAFT IN A MULTI-PART SERIES (AC767.ZIP,
KLM310.ZIP, DL1011.ZIP, JAL747.ZIP, CP320.ZIP AND
NW320.ZIP). FROM THIS DESIGN ONWARD USE THE
KEYWORD "MOSHER" TO SEARCH THE LIB5 DATABASE FOR
AIRCRAFT IN THIS SERIES.
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PRECISION BUILT USING PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FROM "FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL/
17-23 MARCH 93"
THE FIRST A321 WAS ROLLED FROM THE HAMBURG FACTORY
ON MARCH 16 1993. FLIGHT TESTING BEGAN THAT SAME
DAY AND SHOULD INVOLVE 4 AIRCRAFT OVER THE NEXT
7 MONTHS.
THE A321 IS BASICALLY A STRETCHED VERSION OF
THE A320. IT SHARES MANY COMMON COMPONENTS WITH
THE 320 BUT CARRIES 186 TO 220 PASSENGERS. IT
IS OFTEN THOUGHT OF AS THE "757 KILLER" IN EUROPE
DUE TO THE MARKET NICHE IT IS INTENDED TO FILL,
ITS LIGHTER WEIGHT, AND A 20% LOWER DIRECT
OPERATING COST.
AIRBUS INDUSTRIES EXPECTS THE A321 TO GRAB A
MAJOR SHARE OF THE 1500 AIRCRAFT REQUIRED
IN THIS MARKET NICHE OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS.
THE FIRST AIRLINE DELIVERY WILL BE TO LUFTHANSA
IN JANUARY 1994 AND ALITALIA IN MARCH 1994.
UNLIKE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS DESIGNS IN THIS SERIES
I CHOSE TO MODEL THIS VISUAL WITH 8 SIDED BULKHEADS.
A MORE SUBTLE AND REFINED SHAPE IS THE RESULT,
BUT YOUR COMPUTER WILL NOT DISPLAY
THE MOVING AIRCRAFT AS SMOOTHLY.
STAY AWAY FROM UNDERNEATH/REAR VIEWS...THE
INSIGNIAS ON THE TAIL HAVE BEEN OPTIMIZED TO WORK FROM
ABOVE - AT THE EXPENSE OF THE LOWER VANTAGE POINTS.
ALL OTHER ANGLES WORK WELL.
AGAIN, I USED 181 PARTS ON THIS ONE...TRY ADDING ONE
MORE AND FS4 WILL MAKE THE MODEL TOTALLY INVISIBLE!
I HAVE INCLUDED THE AFX FILE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT
HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
I AM CURRENTLY CLEANING UP SOME OF MY OLDER DESIGNS
AND FSFORUM MEMBERS CAN LOOK FOR "VERSION 2'S"
OF SOME OF THESE EARLIER MODELS OVER THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS. HAVE FUN.
CRAIG MOSHER/75020,73
HALIFAX NS CANADA
12 MAY 1993