Interesting fact : As of January 2023, at least 35 Airbus A318 are still in active service and this plane has zero accidents until now which is really amazing because this plane is still one of the safest Airbus aircraft in the sky.
Just because the A318 has zero crashes doesn’t necessarily mean it’s also the safest. Only 80 were ever made, which normally isn’t enough for a high-profile incident. The A318 shares a ton of commonality with the rest of the A320 family, so it’s probably about as safe as the 319, 320 and 321.
You are amazing! Keep up the good work! Video suggestion: maybe do like a A310 review, I used it and didn't really like it, it was glitching for me but would be fun to see your side!
I wasn't planning on getting the 318 because I already have the 319, but the takeoff performance and the business class cabin are really tempting me! And as always I love your reactions to the NPC's.
I'm buying just to see what happens (its downloading now) .. I wanted a 'small' airliner but last two times I tried the 319 I bought the trim wheel kept moving forward uncontrollably for some reason
Hey Swiss, I heard that FlightSim Stuido is coming out with a new Embraer 175 for MSFS. It’s better than the older one. Like to see you try it when it comes out. Love your vids.
Flew on an A318 on 2 separate occasions, both on easyJet. It was a pretty nice plane NGL, but on the return flight the engines had a malfunction so we had to wait for another plane. 9/10 would recommend
They actually did a stopover before entering into New York in Shannon because it couldn't take up enough fuel and stay below the maximum weight for the short takeoff in Londen City. Whilst refueling people could already pass customs which made up for the passenger's lost time. The other way around though was a direct.
Hey swiss, I don't actually think that using flaps full for TO will improve performance. IIRC, lift doesn't actually increase that much from flaps 2 or so, just drag so you can have higher engine idle speeds for go-arounds ;)
They use full flaps for landing because the speed and altitude is low. It's for generating lift. It has indeed more drag but also has lift. Not much more compared to drag. But still a bit
