Why Did Some Air India Airbus A320s Have Extra Wheels?
WEBOct 18, 2022 · Meanwhile, as seen in the photograph below, Air India's newer A320s and A320neos do not have extra wheels. This is because of infrastructure updates that have come to the country's airports over time, which have resulted in the presence of stronger pavements that can handle heavier aircraft.
Did you know that Some Air India Airbus A320s Have Extra Wheels?
WEBJul 21, 2024 · A particularly interesting fact involves Air India‘s Airbus A320 aircraft, some of which featured an unusual addition to their landing gear. This modification, seen on Air India Airbus A320, included extra wheels—a feature not immediately apparent to the casual observer.
Here’s Why Some Air India Airbus A320s Have Extra Wheels
WEBJul 29, 2024 · Extra wheels help spread that weight over the pavement. The 757 can fly long distances and carry cargo too vs the 320LR or XLR that have to eat up cargo space with fuel tanks, and limit payload so the gear doesn’t ruin the pavement at the airports it …
Here’s Why Some Air India Airbus A320s Have Extra Wheels
WEBMay 22, 2020 · A while back, someone got a little curious about the landing gear on an Air India A320. You may not notice it at first, but some of the airline’s Airbus A320s have extra wheels......
Why did Airbus make Indian Airlines a special A320 with different ...
WEBNov 21, 2020 · Airbus made Indian Airlines (later absorbed into Air India) a special version of the Airbus A320 with a four wheel bogie main landing gear. Here's why.
Some older Air India's A320s had double bogeys, here's why:
WEBApr 25, 2024 · • Some Air India Airbus A320s had extra wheels on their rear landing gear due to infrastructure issues at certain Indian airports. • These modifications dated back to the era of Indian Airlines, with A320s received between June 1989 and December 1994.
Why do some A320s have double-bogie landing gear?
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · Air India is the only carrier with that kind of landing gear in the A320 due to India's low pavement classification number back when those A320s were ordered. In other words, more tires distribute the load over a larger area.
TIL some A320 have double-bogie landing gears. Air India is
WEBJan 25, 2022 · While the configuration of the landing gear is tricycle (nose gear + main landing gear in a triangle formation), the main landing gear on this are either single tandem with one wheel in front of the other, or dual tandem where a set of two wheels is in front of another set of two wheels.
Air India’s A320 cabin product: a first look at the three-cabin …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · To start, Air India has refitted two new A320neo aircraft – VT-RTW (delivered in February 2024) and VT-RTZ (Delivered in May 2024) – in a three-class configuration featuring 8 seats in Business (2×2), 24 extra legroom seats in Premium Economy (3×3) and 132 seats in Economy.
Here’s Why Some Air India Airbus A320s Have Extra Wheels
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