Questions about the new A321neo aircraft

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    Questions about the new A321neo aircraft

    First of all, I would like to sincerely thank the developers for bringing us such a wonderful game, as well as so many beautifully made airports. I truly appreciate all the effort and hard work that has gone into this.

    Regarding the A321neo, its wing geometry and wing sweep angle are different from those of the A321ceo. One is around 20 degrees, while the other is around 30 degrees, and the angle of the winglets/sharklets is also different. As a result, their lift-to-drag ratios are not the same.

    From this perspective, in the game, when we compare the A321ceo and A321neo at the same weight, their approach speeds appear to be the same. However, in real life, they are not the same. In reality, the A321neo’s approach speed is significantly lower than that of the A321ceo. I hope the developers could look into this and consider improving it.

    In addition, the flight control laws of the A321neo are also different from those of the A321ceo. For example, the trim is frozen at 100 feet AGL, if I understand correctly. This is another area that could perhaps be improved.

    In real-world flying, the A321neo handles somewhat differently. I would not necessarily say it is difficult to fly, but it does feel less familiar and requires some adjustment. I hope the game can reflect these more realistic details.

    Also, the managed speed of the A321neo should be considerably lower than that of the A321ceo.

    Finally, I would like to say that if Aerofly could implement the ECAM procedures, I feel the game would come very close to perfection. Every pilot goes through these procedures during recurrent training and uses ECAM to help manage and resolve abnormal situations. If Aerofly could include this feature, I believe it would make the simulator stand out even more compared with many other flight simulation products currently on the market.

    Thank you again to the developers for your continued hard work and dedication.

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    A320neo vs. A321neo according to Airbus' aircraft airport planning manuals.

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    A321ceo vs. A321neo:

    The wings, engines mount, mid fuselage are pretty much identical between all three versions. No change in wing sweep that I can see, only changes in flaps, which we already model in the sim. So for all I know our 3D models are correct.

    I knew that the A320neo approach speed is about 5kt slower than on the A320ceo because the aircraft is certified with the lift increase of the sharklets taken into account and because of the higher flap angle, lift improvement package as standard and so on. That is already simulated.

    Do you have any data that backs up that the A321XLR approach speed, with the new single slotted inboard flap vs. the double slotted one on the A321neo or A321ceo is still significantly lower? I would assume that the A321neo has the lowest approach speeds but the A321XLR probably has a slightly higher or equal one because of the reduced max lift coefficient on the inboard flap. Unless they gave the flap a that much longer chord length or have to other tricks like modified tailstrike margins, then basic physics would speak against a higher lift coefficient and thus lower approach speed.

    At this moment it's very hard to get any real world data for the A321XLR. For the A321neo it's probably easier, but the XLR is still so new and there are so few examples flying around that just not that much data has been published.

    So, is the A321neo currently under development?

    In that case, it would have made more sense to bring the A321Neo before the XLR.

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    If this thing gets operational, it will be already outdated...

    Based on the reported progress of the 777-9 certification process, it seems that the launch customer may only need to wait about another year before commercial operations begin. In addition, according to previous Aerofly community polls, the 777-9 has received a very positive response from the community. I would really like to see this “fusion” of the 777 and 787. Also, Lufthansa will begin operating the A350-1000 this year.

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    Based on the reported progress of the 777-9 certification process, it seems that the launch customer may only need to wait about another year before commercial operations begin. In addition, according to previous Aerofly community polls, the 777-9 has received a very positive response from the community. I would really like to see this “fusion” of the 777 and 787. Also, Lufthansa will begin operating the A350-1000 this year.

    I know that, my post was a joke.

    i hope next coming soon is A359XWB not A359ULR.. we know that development usually choose aircraft that dont have a lot of livery like the a321xlr and now the number of operator for the a359XWB is 40+..

    we know that the A359XWB very popular aircraft at all airport..🙏🙏😃😃😉😉

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    i hope next coming soon is A359XWB not A359ULR.. we know that development usually choose aircraft that dont have a lot of livery like the a321xlr and now the number of operator for the a359XWB is 40+..

    we know that the A359XWB very popular aircraft at all airport..🙏🙏😃😃😉😉

    The B738 has 70 liveries. They would have chosen the B737 if they didn't want to do 70 liveries. It's just that it's easier to make the larger versions first before doing the shorter ones.