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The document discusses the aircraft dimensions, structure, and cargo doors of the A318 aircraft and how they differ from other A320 family aircraft.

The A318 has a shorter fuselage length and reduced total height. Its passenger capacity is also reduced to 107 seats.

The A318 has laser beam welded structures and an extended vertical stabilizer fin tip due to its reduced length fuselage.

A318 Structures

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AIRCRAFT GENERAL
AIRCRAFT DIMENSION INTRODUCTION
Aircraft Dimensions General
The A318 is a twin−engined short/medium range aircraft.
It is a member of the A320 family.

General Differences between A320 Family and A318:


 The A318 is a reduced capacity variant of the A319.
 The major changes of the A318 compared to the current A319 are:
− fuselage shrink by 4.5 frames (FR) (94 in or 2.38 m)
− width reduction of forward and aft cargo doors (from 71.5 in to 50.5 in)
− fin tip extension to cope with lateral stability
− passenger capacity reduced to 107 seats in two−class seating.

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A321
+ 13 FRAMES
(+6.93m / 273 in)
Section

A320
(= base)

A319
- 7 FRAMES
(-3.73m / 147 in)

A318
- 4.5 FRAMES
(-2.38m / 94 in)

Figure 1 Aircraft Dimensions (1)


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Dimensions
The A318 dimensions are the same as for the rest of the A320 family except
for the fuselage length and the total height.
The A318 has a 31.45 m long fuselage and a 12.51 m total height.

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Figure 2 Aircraft Dimensions (2)


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Door Heights
The A318 doors heights are the same as for the rest of the A320 family.

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A B C D E F

A 12.51 m 41 ft Maximum Height


B 3.40 m 11 ft 02 in Aft Passenger Door
C 2.20 m 6 ft 11 in Aft Cargo Door
D 1.76 m 5 ft 08 in Maximum Fuselage Clearance
E 2.06 m 6 ft 09 in Forward Cargo Door
F 3.42 m 11 ft 04 in Forward Passenger Door

Figure 3 Aircraft Dimensions (3)


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STRUCTURE
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STRUCTURE
Structure General
Main structure differences between A319 and A318 are due to the reduced
length of the fuselage. There are several general structure changes.
The main differences are the laser beam welded structures and the vertical
stabilizer fin tip extension.

General Structure Changes


On section 17, due to reduced length of the fuselage, the longitudinal beams,
the seat rails and the Z−profiles are replaced by new ones. The crossbeams at
FR52, FR53 and FR54 are removed. New crossbeams are installed between
FR55 to FR64.
Due to its location in the non−cylindrical part of the fuselage, a new cargo sill
box replaces the A319 one, in section 17.
The A318 fuselage is 4.5 frames shorter than the A319.
In section 13, the FR28 is removed and the FR27 becomes the FR27/FR28.
The distance between the FR29 and the FR30 is reduced. On section 17, the
FR52, FR53 and FR54 are removed.
On section 15, the A319 skin panels have been modified. For weight reduction
the A318 skin panels are thinner than the A319’s. The aft part of the belly
fairing is modified due to an overlap with non−cylindrical part of fuselage. To
avoid interference with cargo compartment door, the A318 belly fairing is two
panels shorter than the A319’s.

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SECTION 17
A318 COMPONENTS
A319 COMPONENTS

SECTION 13

SECTION 17

SECTION 17
SECTION 15

Figure 4 Structure General (1)


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Laser Beam Welding


The technology used for the current aircraft of the A320 family is riveted
skin/stringer.
On the A318, the stringer/skin connections are welded.
The new laser beam welded skin panels are installed in:
 the sections 13/14, FR24 to FR35, stringers 18 to 32,
 the sections 16/17, FR47/54 to FR64, stringers 32 to 41.
The skin panels are made thicker where the stringers are welded to them.

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STRINGER/SKIN: RIVETED STRINGER/SKIN: Welded

Figure 5 Structure General (2) - Laser Beam Welding


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Vertical Stabilizer
Compared with the current aircraft of the A320 family, the A318 vertical
stabilizer fin tip is longer by 750 mm.
The new developed tip is completely made of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic
(GFRP). There is an additional fin leading edge panel. There is a new spar and
a new Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) adaptor box, between the fin
base and the fin tip.
The metallic rudder tip is longer by 100 mm in vertical direction. The rudder
trailing edge is increased in width by 50 mm.

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A320 A318

Figure 6 Structure General (3)


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STRUCTURAL ZONING AND BREAKDOWN


Zoning and Breakdown
The major A318 reference axes are the same as for the current aircraft of the
A320 family.

Fuselage Station Numbers


The station (STA) number is the distance in centimeters of the crosssection
from a reference point.
The reference (X=0) for all structural measurements in the X−axis is located
2.54 m (100 in) forward of the aircraft.
The A318 is 6.11 m shorter than the A320. It has 11.5 frames less than the
A320.
Therefore the A318 fuselage station numbers have changed from the FR27.

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A320

A318

Figure 7 Structural Breakdown and Zoning


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CARGO DOORS
Cargo Doors General
The A318 forward and aft cargo doors are smaller.
The new cargo door width is reduced from 1.82 m (71.5 in) to 1.28 m (50.5 in).
The under−floor cargo offers a usable volume of 21.21 m3.
There is no containerized cargo system option.

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A320 FAMILY A320 FAMILY


FWD CARGO DOOR AFT CARGO DOOR

A320 FAMILY CARGO DOORS SIZE:


WITDH 1.82 m / HEIGHT 1.24 m

A318 CARGO DOORS SIZE:


WITDH 1.28 m / HEIGHT 1.24 m

A318 A318
FWD CARGO DOOR AFT CARGO DOOR
FR34 FR65
FR24 FR47/54

A318 CARGO COMPARTMENT


USABLE VOLUME:

FWD: 6.51 m3
AFT: 14.70 m3

TOTAL: 21.21 m3

Figure 8 Cargo Doors


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATA 06−12 / 51−57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AIRCRAFT GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AIRCRAFT DIMENSION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STRUCTURAL ZONING AND BREAKDOWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CARGO DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Aircraft Dimensions (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 3
Figure 2 Aircraft Dimensions (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 5
Figure 3 Aircraft Dimensions (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 7
Figure 4 Structure General (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 9
Figure 5 Structure General (2) - Laser Beam Welding . . . . . . . . . . Page: 11
Figure 6 Structure General (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 13
Figure 7 Structural Breakdown and Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 15
Figure 8 Cargo Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page: 17

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