PROBLEMS - Airbus' Upcoming A321XLR

[@georgeszurbach444]

This is all sorted now ,the plane has started doing its first international tests flights this month. Regarding the range it has lost 370 km out of the 8700 km originaly expected .The EASA is very strict compared to the FAA in terms of security ,and imposed Airbus to secure adequately those extra fuel tanks.

[@petesterio]

Thank you, I just scroll down to your comment and I am getting the updated info faster than the vedio.

[@TomZeuge]

I have flown an A321LR and pretty much liked the Experience. It wasn´t worse than on a Widebody.

[@lukasoertwig6611]

I've also flown the A321LR (with TAP), it was one of the best flights I've ever had. I don't mind flying a single isle aircraft over a widebody.

[@sleepyg2011]

What Airline?

[@TomZeuge]

@@sleepyg2011 AirTransat

[@theseatownfunkpodcast1332]

@@sleepyg2011 Middle Earth Air, currently offering service from London to Narnia and New York to the Shire with potential other destinations like Pluto & Neptune 🤥

[@Archduke17]

I'm looking forward to an aircraft that can make some International longhaul routes economically viable. In another discussion this week, there were comments about the lack of service from North America to smaller German cities (Dusseldorf, Hamburg, and Stuttgart). The A321XLR should make that possible.

[@n7y8c7]

Delta flies to Stuttgart from Atlanta. They just ended their seasonal Dusseldorf service.

[@jacobzimmermann59]

Back in 1996 I flew from Dusseldorf to Chicago on a 767.

[@gunvaldsandhaland7757]

Thanks For Great Info

[@747forever9]

Ty dj!!

[@iceman9678]

Nice work. It looks like the A321xlr keeps getting it's range chipped away with each modification to the central fuel tank. Let hope the final version isn't effected too much.

[@jmWhyMe]

As an advocate for elder and disabled people I must emphasize that long haul single aisle planes put us at risk, because it is much more difficult to move around the cabin in flight. This increases the likelihood of thromboembolism which can be life threatening. Twin aisle planes are therefore much safer. They are also much more comfortable even in coach. So even though the airlines prefer the narrow bodies, they really need to look at the bigger picture!

[@sammiret4472]

I'd much rather the spaciousness of a twin aisle plane,

[@mikestone9129]

Before I would consider a 6 to 7 hour single aisle flight, it had better be quite a lot cheaper to fly. I would want to know seat width and leg room on them as well. And I don't hear anyone talking about seat upgrades.

[@maxsaviation9512]

The seats are typically wider than a lot of wide bodies

[@chadwaynebradley]

I'm hopeful more international airlines will use it to be able to fly directly to non-hub US cities - like low cost European airlines that could also serve the East Coast of USA.

[@briansparks4926]

The aircraft that gets from point A to point B in the least amount of time is what matters more so then whither it is a wide or narrow body aircraft.

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

No, it's not.😊

[@nickolliver3021]

yes it is@@OnTheRailwayOfficial

[@OnTheRailwayOfficial]

@@nickolliver3021 Not for the company it isn't.

[@nickolliver3021]

@@OnTheRailwayOfficial it is for the company

[@briansparks4926]

@@OnTheRailwayOfficial It is to me. Personal opinions is what most people use to guide their decision making process. If a flight is over 7 hours in duration then I'm not going to take that flight. Flying is not an activity that I find enjoyable.

[@wadehiggins1114]

I'm excited to see the XLR taking flight

[@carlosmunoz7934]

They make it sound amazing but a 757x will kill it quickly!

[@fensterlips]

As a passenger who occasionally flies between North America and Europe, I worry that it will be a stressful experience since single aisle aircraft can feel claustrophobic on flights over 5 hours. They don't feel spacious and it's harder to get up and walk around.

[@filipborin555]

It will be a totally unsuccessful airplane. Nobody wanna stay in that small compartment for many hours it will be totally uncomfortable. Moreover the interest toward it is small it will be the next A318,A319 a total fiasco. Furthermore with the return of b737Max the hole production of Cfm Leap will go to Boeing cuz every low cost company prefers B737 and the low cost companies are the future of aviation. The PW engines have technical problems which means more delays.

[@Ayden2008]

Let’s just hope it doesn’t end up like the 737 MAX

[@delta_cosmic]

It won't. This is airbus, not boeing.

[@wadehiggins1114]

Stay away with your negativity, Airbus is NOTHING like boeing!

[@Ayden2008]

@@wadehiggins1114 Ik

[@lhk7006]

Damn you really pissed off some airbus fanboys. And they acting like the A300 and A310 never happened.

[@Ayden2008]

@@lhk7006 I didn’t mean for that to happen

[@kenoliver8913]

This missed a detail of the issue with that new fuel tank. The fire hazard only arises in a survivable crash landing which snaps off the landing gear and pushes it into the tank. If the same standard was applied to most jetliners with belly tanks currently flying they would never have been certified; crashworthiness standards have risen markedly in the last couple of decades.

[@bamboy06]

At this point Boeing just needs to re engine the 757

[@normanmcleod7169]

I believe DJ would achieve his subscribe and like figures more readily if he bothered to answer comments.

[@theorangecactus2177]

I don't understand why this center tank is such a problem as most (if not all) long-range aircraft have them. Why is this any different?

[@user-yt198]

Because it is not. This is old news for more clicks. Airbus and regulators already agreed and the modified A321XLR already making test flights.

[@henrimichelpierreplana4332]

I think this central tank is further back.

[@nathd1748]

No widebodies have a centre tank like the XLR

[@kenoliver8913]

@@nathd1748 Many widebodies have a centre tank (its explosion has destroyed two 747s - Pan Am 103 and TWA 800). The issue with the XLR's centre tank is it is far enough back that in a survivable crash landing which snaps off the landing gear the landing gear could be pushed into it - this is about crashworthiness rather than primary safety.

[@nathd1748]

@kenoliver8913 the XLR centre tank is just aft of the wing box. No widebodies have tanks outside of the wing/wingbox.

[@docselva]

??add external wing tanks just like in fighters..may need stronger wings.

[@nathd1748]

Change the whole flight envelope behaviour of the aircraft eh?

[@kenoliver8913]

You have to think about what happens in a belly landing, which is exactly what the EASA is worrying about with the new XLR centre tank.

[@johncorfield-v5p]

😅. 😊

[@johniii8147]

Not any new news.

[@r12004rewy]

Another knock at Airbus !

[@michaelkaufman9625]

no one wants to sit longer than 5 hours in a cramped, single-aisle aircraft..even business class will be uncomfortable...no thanks

[@muhammadhanifkurnaen6689]

Its usually configured in economy premium or bussines

[@maxsaviation9512]

Actually the seats are wider than most wide bodies