This Airbus A321 side view template was supposed to be as quick and easy as my 777-300 set was, and I jumped into this project thinking it was going to be done in no time. All I needed to do was stretch my A320 files a bit, right? Wrong.
It turns out that I was a bit sloppy when I created those A320 source files, and those vector illustrations were not drawn to scale. Keeping everything the proper scale right from the beginning is important when passing files between Illustrator and Photoshop, and they way I set up these drawings didn’t jive with my new “production line” method of creating these templates. The bottom line is that things were a mess, and I ended up having to redraw a lot of this A321 from scratch. That’s not what I had in mind!
But it’s done, and at least I feel good knowing that the changes I made will make it easy to do the A319, which will be my last variant on this fuselage – for now at least, until Airbus creates major modifications to this airframe.
Blank white Airbus A321 drawing with cm56 engines and rakelets
Airbus A321 technical line drawing with cm56 engines and rakelets
Here is the same cm56-engined variant with sharklets instead:
All white Airbus A321 drawing with cm56 engines and sharklets
Airbus A321 technical line drawing with cm56 engines and sharklets
Now, here are templates of the v2500-engined A321 with rakelets and sharklets:
All white Airbus A321 drawing with v2500 engines and rakelets
Airbus A321 technical line drawing with v2500 engines and rakelets
All white Airbus A321 drawing with v2500 engines and sharklets
Airbus A321 technical line drawing with v2500 engines and sharklets
On a side note, I’ve never been a big fan of the A321. I have always seen it as a direct competitor / replacement for the Boeing 757 (probably my favorite aircraft), and the style of the A321 just falls short for some reason. Keep in mind that I’m not talking about performance figures here – I’m an artist and not an engineer after all – I’m just saying that they aesthetics of the A321 don’t seem to come anywhere close to the graceful lines and proportions of the ’75.
It just looks like a small airplane that is trying to do more than it was ever designed for. Perhaps when Airbus re-engines this thing it will look better – but for now, I’m not a fan.
So yeah – look for the A319 templates to come soon!
Norebbo
My name is Scott, and I started in the design industry over 20 years ago with a bachelors degree in Industrial Design from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. I have an extensive background in both 2D and 3D illustration, and these days, I spend a majority of my time creating aircraft templates and airliner art. I’m basically an airplane dork.
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