turbofan engines
The Airbus A320 family are narrow-body (single-aisle) aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear and are powered by two wing pylon-mounted turbofan engines.

What does A320 214 mean?

Airbus does not have customer codes only a 3 digit designation as to what engines the particular aircraft has. A320-232 has IAEv2500 engines. A320-214 has CFM56-5 engines. A330-203 has GECF6.

What engines are on the A320?

CFM56-5B ENGINE The CFM56-5B is the engine of choice for the A320 family, having been selected to power nearly 60 percent of the aircraft ordered. Today, it is the only engine that can power every model of the A320 family with one bill of materials.

What engines do Airbus use?

The Engine Alliance GP7000 is a turbofan jet engine manufactured by Engine Alliance, a joint venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. It is one of the powerplant options available for the Airbus A380, along with the Rolls-Royce Trent 900.

What type of engine does an Airbus A320 have?

The Airbus A320 family are narrow-body (single-aisle) aircraft with a retractable tricycle landing gear and are powered by two wing pylon-mounted turbofan engines. After the oil price rises of the 1970s, Airbus needed to minimise the trip fuel costs of the A320.

What are the specs of the Airbus A318?

The Airbus A318 is the baby of the Airbus A320 family of airliners which consists of the A318, A319, A320 and A321. As you will see in our Airbus A320 Specs table below, the A320 family of aircraft is configured as a low wing monoplane sporting a cantilevered wing with a sweepback of 25 degrees.

Is the Airbus A320 X-Plane easy to handle?

If you are a real Airbus pilot, it should be easy for you to handle this A320. Otherwise this simulation of an Airbus will be demanding. Complexity of this model makes it not the first choice for a beginner in X-Plane or flight simulation.

What was the first derivative of the Airbus A320?

The first derivative of the A320 was the Airbus A321, also known as the Stretched A320, A320-500 and A325. Its launch came on 24 November 1988 after commitments for 183 aircraft from 10 customers were secured.