Airlines with a high level of service are trying to make air travel as comfortable as possible. However, flying is still quite a tedious thing. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right seats in the cabin. One of the most popular aircraft currently used to transport passengers over long distances is the Airbus 320. The layout of the cabin for both models (320-100 and 320-200) looks about the same. Only the second model is currently in operation. For technical reasons, the developers abandoned the first one. But first things first.
History of Creation
Airbus A320 is a narrow-body aircraft for short and medium haul airlines. Airbus began development of the A320 following the success of the A300. The main features of the novelty were the digital cockpit and EDSU (remote control system). Instead of mechanical instruments in front of the eyes of the pilots, already in 1988, all flight data was displayed on a cathode-ray screen. The second innovation is the use of sidesticks instead of steering wheels. These side handles were directly connected to the control apparatus.aircraft. Any movement on the sidesticks was instantly processed by on-board computers and put into action. The high level of automation made it possible to limit the number of crew to two pilots. For the same reason, this model is actively operated by Aeroflot.
The Airbus 320, whose cabin layout is shown below, has a liner length of 37.59 m, a height of eleven meters, and a maximum width of thirty-four meters. With a maximum load of one and a half hundred people, an airliner can cover a distance of six thousand kilometers. The difference in modifications affected the number of seats. The two-class model is designed for 150 passengers, and the single-class model is designed for one hundred and eighty.
Airbus 320 aircraft: updated cabin scheme
A320 has a number of advantages compared to other airliners: large hand luggage shelves in a spacious cabin, wide hatches for loading luggage and a large cargo deck. In the early 2000s, the cladding panels in the cabin were changed, FAPs were made with touch screens, the volume of hand luggage shelves increased by eleven percent, LED individual lighting appeared and the ability to adjust the brightness of the cabin. In addition, computer logistics has been updated, cathode-ray screens have been replaced with LCD displays. For these reasons, and also because of the relatively low cost, the airbus is very popular in the world.
Production
Parts from various factories are shipped to Toulouse forfinal assembly of the A320. In 2007, German managers achieved the transfer of production to Germany. Productive capacity - forty-two units per month, in KRN - fifty aircraft per year. Some parts are supplied from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The release of the A320 allows Airbus Industrie to offset the losses associated with the production of the A380. But the company incurs losses due to the difference in rates. Equipment is paid in dollars, and production is concentrated in the Eurozone. The successful model served as the basis for the development of the A321, A319 and A318.
Airbus 320: interior layout
"Aeroflot" names the best seats on the plane as follows: A, B, E, F in the fourth row and B, C, D, E - in the eleventh. The general rules for choosing a place are standard. Before buying a ticket, read the layout of the aircraft from the booklets that can be purchased at the ticket office. “Good” tickets sell out quickly, so it’s better to arrive early for registration. It is better not to purchase places in the tail, next to galleys and toilets. During the purchase, be guided by your taste: if you are going to sleep all the way, it is better to choose a place near the wall, and if you admire the clouds, then by the porthole. These are two different concepts. Study the booklets carefully.
"Airbus 320 200", the cabin layout of which is presented below, includes twenty-five rows of five or six seats each. The first five rows are reserved for business class. The distance between the rows in this model is quite limited. The first row has its own characteristics:
- business chairs have a large angle of inclination, you can safely recline the back without hitting anyone;
- Business class is rarely used by passengers with small children, although the whole cabin is equipped with cradles;
- Business class passengers will not have dedicated legroom.
Economy class features
The sixth row is located in front of the partition of the Airbus 320. The interior diagram demonstrates this in detail. The seat pitch in economy class is even smaller. But passengers in a separate row do not have to worry that someone will throw their chair back on them. If you do not take magazines with you on the road, then you will have to admire the wall ahead all the time. Since this is the first row of the economy class, service begins with it.
The eighth row is close to the emergency exit. Therefore, the seat backs are very limited in movement. Passengers in the ninth row will face the same problem. Seats A and F can be chamfered. But, thanks to the large distance between the rows, passengers can comfortably sit with their legs stretched out. If one of the neighbors needs to go out, they can do it without disturbing you.
The first nine seats B and E do not have access to the porthole. They are located in the middle of the row. Passengers from seats C and D can quickly leave them at any time without disturbing their neighbors. But stewardesses with carts and other flight attendants can get in the way when they move down the aisle in the Airbus 320 100 model.
Salon schemedesigned in such a way that the best economy class seats are in the tenth row: B, C, D and E. Passenger comfort is achieved by easily reclining seat backs and large legroom. But hand luggage will have to be placed under your feet, since there is no space for it under the seats. This situation will make it difficult to access escape hatches. It is better not to buy tickets for the ninth and tenth rows for passengers with children and the elderly. The safest seats on this plane are in the fourth and eleventh rows, as they are close to the emergency exits.
Other salon features
The extreme seats of the twenty-fourth row can be very inconvenient due to the close proximity to the toilet cubicles. It is worth preparing in advance for the constant accumulation of people at the chairs. The seats of the last, twenty-fifth, row are considered the most uncomfortable on the plane. Other than the smell from the restroom, the constant movement, the sound of the cistern draining and the slamming of the cubicle doors, people in the last row won't be able to recline their seat back.
In this plane, even the tallest passengers can feel uncomfortable. This is due not only to turbulence, but also to the technical nuances of the airliner. However, despite these shortcomings, the A320 is one of the most successful models in the world. More than four thousand cars have already been produced, seven more are being prepared for launch.
Prospects for development
Although the A320 made its first flight a quarter of a century ago, the aircraft is constantly being upgraded. Developers are currentlythey are working on installing new engines that will save fuel by fifteen percent, as well as increase the flight range by 950 km or the carrying capacity by two tons. The Airbus 320, whose cabin layout is practically no different from its predecessor, received the prefix neo- (new engine options) in the name. According to the CEO of the company, the new equipment will reduce operating costs by 20%. The first aircraft is being prepared for release in 2016. And in just 15 years, Airbus plans to sell 4,000 units. Already collected 670 orders for a total of one thousand units. Transaero became the first customer in Russia.
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The most comfortable aircraft for long flights today is the Airbus 320. The layout of the cabin, studied in detail before buying a ticket, allows you to decide on a comfortable place for the flight. The overall impression of the time spent on the plane depends on this. No. 4 (A, B, E, F) and No. 11 (B, C, D, E) are the safest places on the Airbus 320 liner. The interior diagram of the S7 demonstrates this in detail.
