Airplane Manufacture

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## Airbus

The Airbus airplane manufacture uses common designs throughout their airplanes, making them easier to manufacture. They also use common cockpit designs allowing pilots to have a certification in multiple airplanes. They use a common wide-body size with a 2-4-2 seating arrangement. Their narrow-body plane --the A320 family-- uses the same parts, plus or minus a fuselage section.

### **A310**

The airbus A310 is a medium sized - medium range airplane. It is a versatile plane based on the airbus wide-body fuselage commonality. This plane is especially good for short runways; where a wide-body airplane normally could not fly to. The airbus A310 comes in one model version: the A310-100, and comes standard with GE CF6 engines.

### **A320 Family**

The Airbus A320 family is a versatile line of single-aisle airplanes that share the same parts; the only difference is the length of each model. The A320 was the first completely fly-by-wire plane. These planes have a short to medium range, depending on the model. All models in this family have the choice of CFM56-5b or IAE-V2500 engines.

#### *A319*

The A319 is the smallest available airplane in the A320 Family. It is a few sections smaller than the A320, and thus has only one over-wing exit on each side.

#### *A320*

The A320 is the base model of the A320 Family. It has a standard amount of sections with two over-wing exits on each side. It was the first plane introduced in the series.

#### *A321*

The A321 is the longest model of the A320 Family. It has more sections than the standard A320, and instead of over-wing exits it has two extra main doors on each side. The size of this plane can be comparable to the Boeing 757-200.

### **A330**

The Airbus A330 is a medium to long range twin-engine wide-body airplane. It uses the standard Airbus wide-body fuselage design. It comes in one model, the A330-300, and comes standard with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 Engines.

### **A340**

The Airbus A340 is a long to extra long range quad-engine wide-body airplane. It uses the standard Airbus wide-body fuselage design, and uses the same wings and parts as the A330. The A340 comes in three models: the A340-300 A340-500 and A340-600.

#### *-300*

The Airbus A340-300 is the same fuselage size as the A330. It comes standard with four CFM56-5c engines.

#### *-500*

The Airbus A340-500 is the same fuselage size as the A340-300 except it has different engines: the Rolls-Royce Trent 500. It subsequently has a longer range because of the more efficient engines.

#### *-600*

The Airbus A340-500 uses the same engines as the A340-500, but it has a longer fuselage. In addition to the longer fuselage, it has an added one over-wing exit on each side. The A340-600 is the longest airplane.

## Boeing

The Boeing airplane manufacture is very old, and has many design classics. Boeing planes range from small to jumbo, and have small to extra long ranges. Most Boeing airplanes flying have glass cockpits, but very few have fly-by-wire.

### **737NG Family**

The Boeing 737NG family is a short to medium range line of airplanes consisting of three models: the 737-700 737-800 and 737-900er. The planes share the same parts, but they have different lengths. All models come standard with CFM56-7 engines. The 737NG was created in response to the Airbus A320 Family.

#### *-700*

The Boeing 737-700 is the smallest airplane in the 737NG family. It only has one over wing exit on each side.

#### *-800*

The Boeing 737-800 is the middle model of the 737NG family. It has two over wing exits on each side.

#### *-900er*

The Boeing 737-900er is the longest model of the 737NG family. It has two over wing exits on each side, and has one extra plug-style door on each side behind the wing. It was created as a wannabe replacement of the 757-200. It was originally marketed as the -900 non er model, which did not have a desired range, so the Boeing company added a larger center fuel tank. An extra tail strike pad was installed on this model as the plane is plagued with tail strikes from the short landing gear.

### **747**

The Boeing 747 was the first wide-body airplane. It has two decks with an iconic hump. It has a 3-4-3 seating arrangement. There are two models: the older 747-200 and the modern 747-400 and is quad-engine.

#### *-200*

The Boeing 747-200 was the original 747 model. It has the original sized upper deck; commonly used as a lounge rather than seating, and has an iconic spiral staircase. It has an analog cockpit and requires a flight engineer. It has two engine options: the GE CF6 or the Pratt and Whitney JT-9d.

#### *-400*

The Boeing 747-400 is the modernized version of the 747-200. It has the same fuselage length, but the upper deck is longer and is commonly used for passengers. It has a glass cockpit and does not require a flight engineer. It has added winglets, and a new flap design. It also has three new engine options: updated GE CF6, Pratt and Whitney PW4000, and Rolls-Royce RB211.

### **757**

The Boeing 757 is a medium range narrow-body airplane. It has two models: the -200 and -300. Both models have two engine options: the Rolls-Royce RB211 and the Pratt and Whitney PW2000. This plane has an excellent takeoff performance and can fly out of short runways, or hot and high airports. It is also the tallest narrow-body airplane.

#### *-200*

The Boeing 757-200 is the original model of 757. It has two over wing exits on each side, as well as one extra door on each side forward of the wing. It has a glass cockpit.

#### *-300*

The Boeing 757-300 is an extended model of the 757-200. It has an extra one plug-style door on each side behind the wings.

### **767**

The Boeing 767 is a medium to long range wide-body airplane with a 2-3-2 seating layout. It was designed alongside the 757. It shares the same cockpit as the 757. It has three models: the 767-200 767-300 and 767-400. It has three engine options: the GE CF6, Pratt and Whitney PW4000, and Rolls-Royce RB211. The engines are the same available on the Boeing 747-400 and are interchangeable.

#### *-200*

The 767-200 is the original model of 767. It has only one over wing exit on each side.

#### *-300*

The 767-300 is an extended version of the 767-200. It has two over wing exits on each side and has the option of two doors on each side instead of over wing exits.

#### *-400*

The 767-400 is an extended version of the 767-300. It replaces the over wing exits with two main doors on each side. Instead of optional winglets, the -400 has raked wingtips-- like the ones on the 777-200lr and -300er. It comes standard with GE CF6 engines. Along with an updated cockpit with larger monitors, the 767-400 has an updated interior which resembles the 777s signature interior.

### **777**

The Boeing 777 is a long to extra long range wide-body airplane with a 2-5-2 or 3-3-3 seating layout. It comes in three models: the 777-200er, 777-200lr, and 777-300er. This was the first Boeing fly-by-wire airplane, and it was also the first airplane designed completely by computer. It is the largest twin-engine airplane. Its first flight was in 1994 and it entered service in 1995. Each model has different engine options.

#### *-200er*

The 777-200er is the original model of 777. It has three engine options: the Pratt and Whitney PW4090, The General Electric GE90-94b, and the Rolls-Royce Trent 800.

#### *-200lr*

The 777-200lr is the same size as the 777-200er, but it has added raked wingtips, strengthened landing gear, and exclusive GE90-115b engines from the -300er model. It is the longest range airplane ever made.

#### *-300*

The 777-300 is a lengthened version of the 777-200er. It has two engine options: the Pratt and Whitney PW4090 and the Rolls-Royce Trent 800. It has one extra over wing door exit on each side.

#### *-300er*

The 777-300er is the same length as the -300 model. It has added features for more efficiency and range. It has added raked wingtips, strengthened landing gear, and exclusive GE90-115b engines.

### **787**

The Boeing 787 is a medium to long range wide-body airplane with a 2-4-2 seating layout. It comes with two engine options: the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 or the General Electric GENx engines.

#### -8

The 787-8 is the smallest model of the 787, but it has the longest range.

## McDonnell Douglas

The McDonnell Douglas airplane manufacture is also a very old airplane company. The Douglas company created the iconic DC-3. Though most McDonnell Douglas jet airplanes were created for passenger planes, they are very popular as freighter versions.

### **DC-10-30**

The DC-10-30 is a wide-body tri-engine airplane with a 2-5-2 seating layout. It has one engine option: the GE CF6. This plane has an analog cockpit and requires a flight engineer. It can be converted to a freighter version.

### **MD-11/F**

The MD-11 is a wide-body tri-engine airplane with a 2-5-2 or 2-4-3 layout. It is longer than the DC-10 and has a longer wingspan with added winglets. The MD-11 has a smaller horizontal stabilizer than the DC-10 and has an electronic stability control. It also has a glass cockpit and does not require a flight engineer. It has two engine options: the GE CF6 and the Pratt and Whitney PW4000. It also comes in a freighter version.

## Various

### **Embraer ERJ-145**

The ERJ-145 is a narrow-body extra short range rear mounted twin-engine airplane. It has a 1-1 seating layout.