XWB
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Post by XWB on Mar 28, 2016 21:12:34 GMT 1
The higher MTOW is optional.
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Mar 29, 2016 3:54:41 GMT 1
Meaning all A350-900s built from 2020 will be ULRs?... Or would the ULR get a bigger MTOW?.. From what I understand, all -900s after 2020 will be built to the same physical 280T MTOW standard, but will be available in a variety of paper derates and fuel capacity setting. All variants are then fully interchangeable to different MTOW options through software and fuel capacity adjustments. It is a very nice flexibility option that allows operators to reconfigure from regional variants to ULR variants or vice versa responding to market dynamics. Also interesting to note that the MTOW and efficiency upgrades will increase range by 500NM when carrying a full load of 325 passengers. ~1 hour more flying time. |
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Post by K on Mar 29, 2016 6:29:04 GMT 1
Full article:
Airbus will offer its A350-900 twin-engined widebody aircraft with a 280-tonne maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) from 2020.
The standard -900 aircraft—offered as a 268 tonne aircraft, will have the same MTOW as the recently launched ultra long-range version of the aircraft, adopted by Singapore Airlines for its nonstop flights to the US.
At the same time, the company will give the aircraft 2% reduction in fuel burn, with 1% coming from aerodynamic improvements, while the other 1% will come from changes within the Rolls-Royce XWB-84 engine, Airbus is due to announce here on the eve of the FIDAE Airshow on March 28.
Airbus says the combined MTOW increase and efficiency improvements will nudge the -900’s range up by an additional 500 nautical miles, if the aircraft is carrying 325 passengers in a three-class configuration.
“Airlines have pushed us in two directions on the A350,” Airbus EVP-strategy Kiran Rao said in London on March 23, pointing out that the -900 is being offered in a regional configuration with down-rated engines as well as in the ULR variant.
Rao said airlines increasingly wanted flexibility within their fleets, with the option of moving regional aircraft into long-haul operations. By offering the higher-takeoff weight option into the standard -900 provides more flexibility depending on airline requirements, Airbus believes.
The company has already developed a 278-tonne MTOW higher gross weight version for Philippine Airlines and its transpacific services.
“We can take a regional aeroplane and turn it into ultra-long range, and vice versa,” said Rao.
“We are creating a flexible aircraft, and airlines buy into flexibility.
Rao gave few details about the aerodynamic performance improvements, but the company says they have been flown and tested.
The A350 is making its Latin American public debut at the FIDAE Airshow, and is due to arrive here in Santiago from Buenos Aires on March 28.
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Post by philidor on Mar 29, 2016 11:39:56 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Mar 29, 2016 12:58:27 GMT 1
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Post by mjoelnir on Mar 29, 2016 17:32:46 GMT 1
Airbus seems to have forgotten to adjust max ramp weight. |
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Post by Baroque on Mar 29, 2016 22:39:02 GMT 1
Airbus seems to have forgotten to adjust max ramp weight. They're also listing the max fuel capacity as 138,000l. We know it is much more than that for the 280T ULR. |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 30, 2016 13:12:40 GMT 1
They're also listing the max fuel capacity as 138,000l. We know it is much more than that for the 280T ULR. This is certainly because they are different sub-types. Having the same MTOW does not make them identical, even if the differences are only in software and price, which may well be the case. |
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Mar 30, 2016 14:36:39 GMT 1
They're also listing the max fuel capacity as 138,000l. We know it is much more than that for the 280T ULR. This is certainly because they are different sub-types. Having the same MTOW does not make them identical, even if the differences are only in software and price, which may well be the case. You may have a point.  This MTOW increase on the A359 should more or less maintain the distance (no pun intended) between the A359 and the A330neo's capabilities if Airbus proceeds with the MTOW boost on the neo at Farnborough as John Leahy hinted. |
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Post by Jkkw on Mar 30, 2016 14:41:49 GMT 1
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