View Full Version : 1st Flight of Airbus A319neo with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines
flysmiless
30th Apr 2019, 03:23
A319neo has made its first flight with new engines, Pratt & Whitney GTF.
I think after A220 they have replaced A319neo engines with Pratt & Whitney.
DaveReidUK
30th Apr 2019, 06:38
A319neo has made its first flight with new engines, Pratt & Whitney GTF.
I think after A220 they have replaced A319neo engines with Pratt & Whitney.
I'm not sure what the relevance of the A220 is here - Airbus has always planned to offer the GTF/Leap choice on all the A320neo family.
procede
30th Apr 2019, 12:03
I read it was the same A319 used for the CFM-LEAP testing. Whether an engine option is available is mostly up to the engine manufacturers and a matter of whether they they think they can get enough market share to make it worthwhile.
RickNRoll
30th Apr 2019, 23:29
Now that Airbus has the A220 will the A319 even be relevant anymore?
Banana Joe
1st May 2019, 00:01
Now that Airbus has the A220 will the A319 even be relevant anymore?
Yes because of the A320 family type rating.
Smythe
3rd May 2019, 04:09
It is a funny looking ac....
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x445/a319neo_800x445_2d84dd735ee5e7c912c78b5559a0941cc8f4296f.jpg
It is indeed, the nacelles can make it look quite "un-Airbus" like IMHO.
.. I caught quick glimpse of it ( distant side view) in flight the other day and to my shame had to resort to one of the tracking sites to ID it... :\
Victor Golf
3rd May 2019, 11:06
Must be a nice aircraft to fly by the looks of it.
Smythe
3rd May 2019, 16:31
Looks like a much larger design that has been chopped, tail looks way out of scale.
These engines are getting really big these days...
sixchannel
3rd May 2019, 17:48
Looks like a much larger design that has been chopped, tail looks way out of scale.
These engines are getting really big these days...
AND very close to the ground! Wonder how much clearance there is? A hard, flat landing might add a dent or two in the lower cowling.