Could Airbus be considering more than one A220 stretch? Photo: Airbus
Could Airbus Build An Ultra Long Stretch Of The A220?
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January 17, 2020 - by Joanna Bailey for simpleflying.com
The potential for a stretched version of the popular A220 has been regularly discussed on Simple Flying. The A220-500 is seen as a natural development of the type, and it seems it is a case of when rather than if the variant will be announced. But what about a further stretch? An A220-900? How far could Airbus go?
This week, FliegerFaust revealed that Airbus could be looking into multiple variants of the A220, including a -700, -900 and even an A220-1000 ultra-long stretch! Here's what was reported.
Airbus has asked Bombardier to simulate a stretch
Bombardier uses something called the High Performance Computer (HPC) to test and simulate different aircraft designs. A cluster of computers is used to model, in the finest detail, all phases of flight for an aircraft that only exists on the drawing board....
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