Mid Size Passenger Jets
Airbus A318
ICAO: A318
Overview
The Airbus A321neo Sharklet is an enhanced version of the A321neo equipped with Airbus’s Sharklet wingtip devices. It combines increased seating capacity with improved fuel efficiency. The aircraft is widely used on medium- and long-haul single-aisle routes.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × CFM International LEAP-1A
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 33,110 lbf · 147 kN
- Avionics
- —
- Wing tips
- Blended tips
- Seats
- 244
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 12 ft 2 in · 3.70 m
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- 113 ft 0 in · 34.44 m
- Exterior length
- 146 ft 0 in · 44.51 m
- Tail height
- 38 ft 7 in · 11.76 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 13 ft 0 in · 3.95 m
- Wing span
- 117 ft 5 in · 35.80 m
- Baggage volume
- 2,084 ft³ · 59.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 214,000 lb · 97,000 kg
- Max landing weight
- 176,500 lb · 80,000 kg
- Max payload
- 56,000 lb · 25,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 8,700 gal · 32,900 L · 26,300 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 473 kt · 544 mph · 876 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 140 kt · 161 mph · 259 km/h
- Range
- 4,000 nm · 4,600 mi · 7,410 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 40,000 ft · 12,200 m
- Rate of climb
- 2,500 ft/min · 13 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 7,250 ft · 2,210 m
- Landing distance
- 5,250 ft · 1,600 m
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Operational Context
Airbus A321neo Sharklet — high-capacity single-aisle twinjet
The A321neo first flew in 2016 and entered service in 2017. The Sharklet-equipped variant incorporates blended wingtip devices that improve aerodynamic performance and reduce fuel consumption. The aircraft retains fly-by-wire controls and cockpit commonality with the A320 family.
Powered by two CFM LEAP-1A or Pratt & Whitney PW1100G turbofan engines producing approximately 30,000 to 33,000 pounds of thrust (133 to 147 kN) each, the A321neo cruises at around 450 knots (833 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 220,000 pounds (100,000 kg). Seating typically ranges from 180 to over 220 passengers depending on configuration.
The A321neo has become one of the most popular narrow-body aircraft in production. Its capacity and range allow it to replace older widebody aircraft on certain routes. The model plays a central role in Airbus’s single-aisle strategy.
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