From kls Wed Sep 9 04:12:14 1998 Path: bounce-back Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Date: 09 Sep 98 04:12:14 From: Marc Schaeffer Subject: Re: Airbus P305 References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Unorganized Reply-To: marcmsc*@cmdnet.lu cNhOuSaPnAgMa@cris.com wrote: > > - Is there a market for a shortrange WB > > Boeing and Airbus combined have sold around 500 B767-200s and A310s > of which most are of the long range versions. The B757-300 is > supposed to cover part of the shorter range B767-200 market. At this > time, the stretched B757 seems to have very limited market appeal. The biggest disadvantage of the 753 compared with a widebody is for sure the long handling time at the gate. > > - I read somewhere that AI might even launch the A322 (an A321 with the > > beefed P305 wing), which could then compete with the 757. Two > > This one I have not heard. I heard it from inside ... AI. > > subquestions : > > -- is this technically possible (one same wing for a widebody and a > > narrowbody) > > Don't know. However, I would think a P305 wing would be too big for > the A321. Doesn't make much sense. My initial question was mainly focussed on the fact that this would be another compromised wing design (like on the 330/40). Having a short range wing on the A305/P305 and putting it on a long range A322 wouldn't be optimal. If this P305 wing is -- say 4 frames larger at the fuselage/wing box but not higher -- than today's A320 family wing, is the main requirement a fuselage plug or do you have to redesign the whole area ?? It should be pretty similar to the A340/A340NG and B737/B737NG wing upgrades. Any thoughts ? -------------------------------------------------------- Marc Schaeffer, Luxembourg mailto:marcmsc@geocities.com WWW http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8803/ The DE HAVILLAND COMET website http://surf.to/comet The AIRCRAFT ORDERS website http://surf.to/orders