Onboard an 11-hour A321XLR Test Flight to Nowhere!
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In this video, Chris joins the Airbus team on board the brand new Airbus A321XLR on a flight from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse to the North Pole. During this 11-hour flight we learn all about ‘Functionality and Reliability (FnR) testing’, also known as ‘Route Proving’. We also explore the systems and parameters being measured on this aircraft’s first polar FnR flight, and we take a look at how the crew work, eat, and rest during long test flights.
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Certain clips courtesy Arthur Allen, Airbus.
A321XLR image used in thumbnail courtesy Airbus.
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SECTIONS:
00:31 Pre-flight
01:16 Aircraft and cabin
01:50 Takeoff
02:49 Interview with flight test engineer
05:12 Aurora borealis!
05:39 Flight deck
06:02 Sound & temperature sensors
06:33 2 hours from landing
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Tells you quite a bit about their confidence level to test fly a plane in a region with barely any airports to divert to in case of problems.
Well it's still an A320 family aircraft, not anything totally different
That's SOP for this stage of testing, nothing special.
Well it‘s an Airbus. I would step on the first flight after the airplane leaves the hanger for the first time. I would be afraid for my life if it was a Boeing
It’s hardly a ‘new’ plane. It’s only a new variant.
@@xr6lad sure but until now they didn't do 11h flights...
flightradar deserves a lot of subscribers
Thanks!
I can’t wait for this to be in service. Game changer in the long haul biz
I absolutely hate the concept of single aisle long haul. Anyone who has flown long haul will tell you two aisle are necessary for mobility during the flight. It will be sheer torture to the passengers to subject them to 8 plus hours of hell on this pig.
Lol game changer in what way? The 757 already trailblazed the single aisle, long haul routes. This just expands on that with additional range, at the expense of speed.
@@davidcole333Don’t be a baby. It won’t be anywhere near that bad.
@@davidcole333why do you need two isles? If you want to stretch your legs, don’t you simply stay in your isle? I’ve never gone over to the other isle. 🙄
@@eniolafolorunso1095it’s absolutely a game changer. The hourly operating cost remains significantly lower than the B757. The airplane won’t need major airports either. So instead of the hub and spoke, they can do direct flights to and from small cities.
Air Canada ordered like 20 of these things. If they can finally fly to Athens direct during the winter, my life will be complete.
Awesome an introvert boring Canadian likes to go to Athens.
@@eco8842 What's your problem?
Athens to Montreal would be just doable in Winter, Toronto is absolutely out of range. And this is even with the additional extra tank, if AC ordered theirs without there is no way they will make this route with the XLR in winter.
Here after the A321XLR was approved, can't wait to see them fly commercially!
The A321 A21N stretched variant currently flys with Jet Blue between London Gatwick and New York JFK. Slower than larger carrier aircraft such as the B777, B787, A330 and A350, although cheaper.
Great to see Chris back on RUclips 😊
Absolutly Fantastic, if this aircraft can get "off the ground" then the XLR will be a game changer and a revolution for smaller airports! 😃😃
After seeing this video I’m warming up to the idea of a single isle aircraft I can’t wait for them to be delivered
Amazing video Chris!! It´s so fascinating to learn the XLR features. Kudos!
Great video! Thanks for showing us how these test flights are done! Also love your dinner.
Never saw such a clean cabin wondows 😂😂
I like that one of the Airbus guys has a yellow LEGO lanyard. :D
Loved your video Chris! Have they confirmed the maximum range yet?
The Business Jet version of the XLR is gonna sell aplenty.
Gorgeous bird, I can’t wait to fly on it!
Wow, great video!
i spotted this on flightrader yesturday
Fascinating. How was media allowed on a test flight?
North Pole! Incredible
Those meals look so good :DD
clear winner in narrow body long haul , competition no where near .
8:04 Hello Beluga....
So now the North East coast of Greenland is the North Pole? I don't think so.
11h in a small tube !!!!
why is the a321xlr "a21n" on flightradar 24
it should be "a21x"
Is there a reason the test is at night? A 9PM departure for a 12+ duty does not sound like fun, however fascinating the job may be.
Nice, but if you do a 11 hour flight north and south on the same longitude you won't have any jet lag and this should be easier for body clock adjustments.
If you start and end at the same location you also won't have jetlag...
Lol there are no jetlag if staying in the same timezone
Why not fly to Fairbanks instead of returning to Toulouse?
Did he say in the back of the aircraft? Wow that aircraft is extremely quiet wow
Yes Airbus' new planes are amazing!
do they have xlr cable support on the A321 XLR?
Yes they do. In fact, all modern Airbus aircraft are fitted with 5 Pin XLR input/output on the flight deck.
How much fuel was used?
What was it's TOD?
Top of DESCEND
Where is Gabriel?
Still around not to worry!
Great video, although the voice-over guy needs to work on his voice modulation. The ends of his sentences seem to fade into the distance making me strain to listen to what he said!!
Another nail in Boeings coffin.
Can you send all your performance data to Toliss?
Did you get them?
How many million do those planes sell for? Come on - they could have done better catering! I’m guessing the Airbus Boardroom gets better.
Hi Chris! You’re so handsome. Are you married?
why someone would volunteer to take a flight just for the sake of it is crazy. even a private jet. hope you go paid for this
Ever heard of media ???
@@yohanmaduranga1 what's that?
@@colonel_carlito nothing
Much better aircraft than a lame A220
you know nothing
Two completely different aircraft.
A220 is a regional aircraft, Designed to replace CRJ
it’s called the bombardier c series. not the a220
@@theflyinggasmask oh but wait … they already have a -500 and -700 ready to come out soon
The beluga saying hello at 8:03 😄
Great video Chris ! Amazing to witness a flight test with extensive explanations from the engineers.
We are privileged to be able to see a test flight and hear what the test personnel have to say. This channel, like the app, is great!
1:16 that XLR livery be looking like a ready to scan QR code 😂😂
the tail section literally has a QR code
It is a
QR code
😅😅😅😅😅😅
Really interesting video Chris! It's really impressive to see the capabilities of these modern aircraft. Stunning view of the northern lights too
Such an incredible plane which is long overdue to fly in the sky regularly :)
Excellent video, Chris and it was great to listen to Senior Engineer Mike explaining a bunch of complex operational concepts very professionally. Many thanks indeed to Airbus and FlightRadar24 🙏
I think this is a great move from Airbus, this will be a great tool for airline companies.
That said, I do not fancy long flights on narrow bodies, in my opinion, 3 hours or more in a narrow body are struggle.
My favorite aircraft is the A330 because I have very good experiences with it: I like how it looks on the outside, I love how it lands and how well it flies, it's basically a giant glider and even being older, it also features a much more quieter cabin than this one.
However, exclusively as a passenger, nothing beats the A380.
My favourite is A340 and A380.
I agree...single aisle long haul is good for the airline only, not for passengers. I will never fly on this aircraft.
Gonna be honest, with modern economy cabins at least, I'd take a 321XLR over a 777 any day of the week... Just because of the seat width.
@@davidcole333it’s not really for all airlines either. It’s really only certain airlines. It’s unlikely you’ll see a narrow body traversing the pacific not because it can’t but because it wouldn’t be profitable for any airline. Especially considering most of the destinations whether you’re coming to the west coast or leaving the west coast are high profile locations where the fees would be high.
Have you flown recently on A321LR aircraft? I have, and in my opinion it was great!
I had an Air Astana flight of 5.5 hours, and everything was great about.
When the airline configures the narrow body for long haul, it really doesn't matter in my opinion.
Would have like to have seen the video of the magnetic/true north switch
Not really that much to see. The heading just swings around a bit.
Awesome, your channel has way too few subscribers compared to the quality of the content!🤩
What you say is so true!
What a special report this was. Thank you for taking us along.
Really great video and introduces us to a whole new world of aviation
The intricate design of the Concorde is simply phenomenal. And to think this jet was being designed at the time of the 747 design and first flight. The 60's were a magnificent time for aviation. Also the lunar race and landing.
Concorde was never a commercial success. Unique aircraft and technically ahead of its time. Wonderful. Still needed to make money. And did not. The crash, not Concorde's fault, allowed the airlines to run away from it. Not because it was a bad plane; but a financial disaster.
Excellent video. Thank you. I was surprised meals were served. I thought that one would have had to bring their own? Cheers, Peter.
Loved the video! I was waiting for this for a while
They are advertise london to vancouver on this thing. That could makes Victoria or Abbotsford to London Gatwick or manchester an option
Will the primary flight controls also be available to all the passengers over the WiFi too? 😎
Excellent content and a nice overview of what a test flight at Airbus is like. Thanks for posting.
So how do you differentiate a wide body 787 and narrow body 321xlr in terms of comfort ambiance and numbers of flight stewardess?
Boeing is smoking in the corner xD
Brilliant - thank you for a great video. Amazing quality testing by Airbus.
Nice video. Does anyone know if the additional weight from the fireproofing material placed on the rear internal fuel tank (as required by European regulatory authorities) actually reduced the A321XLR's maximum range? I had read about a 200 nautical mile reduction.
Bear in mind Airbus would have been slightly conservative with their estimates. So even if there is a reduction in range, their conservative initial estimates will be able to somewhat absorb the hit. I doubt it will be anything above 200nm. A slight MTOW bump and aero cleanup would also help.
Did anyone notice him saying 7 hours flight and 2 hours still remaining? Does that mean it’s a 9 hour flight? Or did he make a mistake?
Dear Airbus! Stop trying to take pilots out of the airplane! You are costing people jobs that they love.
No commercial plane without 2 pilots at the controls ever
bro looks like a mime
This is so cool. I enjoyed it. This means I can do DFW-LHR and back no problem. Even LAX-LHR round trip.
I Am Looking Forward To Be Passenger One The A321XLR
that's going nowhere fast!
well done Chris.
I'm curious as to how much the agreed upon added fuel tank reinforcements would impact actual usable range vis-a-vis A321LR, and if the rumors are true that its Boeing operatives who were bleating on about it to European authorities in an attempt to hinder or weaken the advantages that the XLR would bring versus the dinosaur 737 family. Boeing has nothing in 10-20 years to compete with this thing, so they're just resorting to undermine the competition in any way possible. 😬
It’s more like 35 years already that Boeing hasn’t given a proper response to the A320 family.
They basically put some new more efficient engines and sell the dinosaur as a superior state of the art aircraft.
As long as it decrease operational costs to operators and dispense new pilot certification, those seem to be happy as well. …and same goes for the vast majority of passengers that know little about these flying machines and many will even prefer a 737 to an A320 because of the manufacturer.
This is nothing. The real thing holding the A320 family back (esp the 321s) is the wing. Now Airbus has designed a new one, possibly with 777X foldable type wing tips. The new winged A321 Neos (possiblybcalled the A322) will be the true game changers and I think the final nail in Boeings narrow body commercial production coffin.
@@NovejSpeed3 Nothing is holding back the A320 family, because there's lack of competition in the narrow bodies. That's why they become the most successful aircraft to date.
Better wings will help, but the main problem are the materials the aircraft is made of that make them heavier than if it they were made of modern light materials.
The best next thing is the smaller A220-300, but that's still Airbus, since they acquired the design from Bombardier.
@@miks564Well, lets see… 737NG series, and 737MAX series, in response to what? The A320NEO series “they basicly put some more efficient engines on it” and sell their old design as new..
@@ACPilot There's a big difference. A320 are computer operated aircraft. Meaning, despite still having one or another old legacy system on board, the neos are basically modern aircraft with all the modern flight systems available today, but in an old airframe. That also explains how easy it was for Airbus to compensate the A320 flight behavior for the more powerful engines.
The Max is still the same pulleys and cables running along the airframe manual kind of aircraft.
That's also the reason Boeing isn't able to get other Max versions approved.
After the requalification of the MAX, FAA closed the eyes to the -9 as a compromise to allow Boeing to get the aircraft back in the air, but they kept the requirement of having EICAS installed (like in any other Boeing aircraft) on all remaining Max variants. This means Boeing has to somehow interconnect the 737 old flight systems with computer systems even if only for monitorization and troubleshooting purposes. Seems easy, but of course it isn't because 737s never had this level of monitorization on board.
Boeing needed to start a new narrow body design by the time they launched the NG as a response to the original A320s. But instead they kept 'milking the cow'.
737s and A320s are direct competitors because they do the same with similar efficiency (cost of operation), but the similarities end there.
Man, I'd love being a passenger in one of these flights.
Ahaha Chris from Airways ?!!
Sounds rather quiet in the cabin; engine noise intrusion is minimal.
11 hr in a narrow body n narrow wing ...polar route....on test flight,yes, on pax flight, no thanks. But very interesting video, merci AIB,
Long way in a small airplane.
Like the way Jim speak and explained about this flight operation. Crisp and cool short video👍
Where is the other guy? 😅
Very good and thank you! Do you know whether the concerns about the extra fuel tank safety has been satisfied?
It was satisfied by reducing the range. They must have done something with the tanks.
Can't wait for these! Such a shame Boeing won't make a new 757, but the XLR looks really sweet though.
Airbus
Where’s the other guy?
Just how long was that test flight? In terms of hours flown, as well as miles/km flown. Thanks!
1:17 you said “fox”, isn’t it “foxtrot”???
A lot of people shorten foxtrot to fox.
Foxtrot has kind of died a death.
Well can't wait to be cramped into this on ULCC
Nice work, Jum.
If you were in the air for 11 hours , you on,y had time make a 8 minute video , that’s kinda lame actually, I wouldn’t expect a 11 hour video , but maybe 20 minutes at least , better luck next time
Maybe have a look in the mirror
how neat!
Great video as always!😊
What’s the load? Is it filled up to the MTOW?
If they do an 11 hour flight it definitely is
@@MrSchwabentierhe means passenger ballast. Just full of fuel and a few passengers isn’t MTOW.
@@rtbrtb_dutchy4183 full of fuel leaves you with 10-11t payload. Add in some test equipment and „a few people“ get you close to MTOW pretty quickly
I support having brownies for breakfast
I thought Marvel was joking
Cool flight radar 24 has an official channel...
Scoot should replace a321nx to xlr
Odd question: is there any way you could get the official route with waypoints taken on this flight? I'm trying to recreate this flight in my simulator.
We can ask if that information is available.
@@Flightradar24DotCom Thank you! Let me know...
personally, i would wish the 321XLR to be fitted with 3+2 econ plus seats if it was ever to be an option. otherwise it's true nightmare for 11hr flight.
That would be nice! But is 3+3 really any worse than 3+4+3 on a widebody?
3-3 A321 has ame eat width as most widebodies
Airbus just going out to prove etops was the worst thing ever created again and again. 😂 A300 done it first then now a321 xlr going all out. This plane will be huge for many airlines and hopefully make flights longhaul cheaper.
You have the best job!
china should order these.
Russian aviation need to catch up
It’s so cool, but where will the flight attendants rest? Haha
Have you seen the railings at around the six minute mark? Those are for the curtains to shield the resting cabin crew from passenger view. The crew complement most likely be for full service airlines 5-6 cabin crew and 2 pilots (who take their rest on the flight deck - as it is done already on sectors not requiring a three pilot crew (Europe to Mauritius for example is such a route, departing early afternoon allowing for a 14 hour duty time outbound) which means savings for the airline company.