Dudley 359 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I am trying to recreate an American Airlines flight from KJFK to KSFO, the flight number is AA163, I believe. I have entered the details for the flight into the flight planner for an A321, and apparently, for an empty aircraft with no pax and no cargo, I can't carry enough fuel - the distance is calculated by the fuel planner as 2243nm and I need 21,337kg according to the planner. Of course the the maximum fuel is 19,151kg (which is about right according to Airbus). American Airlines use an A321, and we don't hear of many falling from the sky gasping for fuel. Presumably AA manage to carry PAX and cargo as well. Where is the discrepency here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emi 5161 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Hello, does American possibly have extra fuel tanks installed on their A321s? That might explain the discrepancy, we model the version with the normal fueltanks as seen in most A321 in service, however airlines can "book" different options when buying their A321. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley 359 Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 AA bought them in mid-2015 or so, they might have the new neo version. http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/airbus-launches-long-range-a321neo-version which is capable of this distance comfortably. It has 3 extra tanks. Any chance of an update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs The Dude 6537 Posted August 15, 2016 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted August 15, 2016 AA does not have any NEO at the moment. And doing a new plane, the NEO, is not planned at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted August 16, 2016 Aerosoft Share Posted August 16, 2016 Sorry but there are no plans to change any fuel system at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy320 77 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnk51 0 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I looked at Airbuses specs for the 321 (not neo), it said the 321 had a range of 3,000 nm with full load passengers payload. And a range up to 4,000 nm. I just got the a320/321 this week. Haven't tried cross country yet, Can they use lbs instead of kgs? I'm use to that living in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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