Airbus A320 genesis

[Triton]

Artist's impression of British Aerospace and Airbus Joint European Transport (JET) 2 concept.

Source:
http://aviationtrivia.blogspot.com/2010/10/genesis-of-airbus-a320.html

 

[hesham]

Hi,


the Joint European Transport (JET 1) was a small thank the JET 2,has anyone
a drawing to it.


http://aerosociety.com/Assets/Docs/NAL/Aircraft%20Project%20Designs.pdf

 

[Kiltonge]

JET 1 / 2 target specs as of mid-1978.

https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978%20-%200534.html

Interestingly one response by Boeing was to propose a down-rated 757 option with CFM56s, which would scarifice hot-and-high performance for efficiency. Basically an A321

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978 - 0723.html

 

[hesham]

Great find Kiltonge,and we can put them here.

 

[hesham]

From L+K 16/1978.

 

[zebedee]

Study from 1977 and named JET Drg No. 001 and published in the March 1987 Hatfield Fututre Projects Newsletter. Drawn by CFD Clarke this is featured in an article on the evolution of the Airbus A320 and makes use of 'Derived Components'... of note is the 146 style nose...

Zeb