[情報] 星宇航空將成為空巴首家採用電子調光窗

星宇航空(A350)將成為空巴客戶中首家採用電子調光窗(Electro-dimmable windows)

其實空巴新聞稿也提到星宇航空為首家採用 Electro-dimmable windows
https://bit.ly/3f7Fo9Q

空巴介紹其新版A350最新進展
1. A350 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
A. up to 1.2t weight reduction
B. enhanced performance
C. 3t MTOW increase

2.A350 AIRSPACE CABIN INNOVATIONS
A. 4-inch cabin wider
B. Longer cabin(rear pressure bulkhead shift; cockpit wall relocation)

3. Electro-dimmable windows – blocks 99.999% of light, reduces weight
and is easy to maintain
(這部分有提到星宇航空)

我記得先前星宇航空有提到會採用上述2, 電子調光窗則是現在才首度披露.

上述1/2/3 稱為NPS (New Production Standard)

主要就是MTOW from 280t to 283t
內部客艙較先前版本寬了4-inch
(這或許對某些希望經濟艙高密度需求的航空公司而言是一誘因, 如日航A350國內線.
不過日航傾向A350國內線經濟艙仍維持3-3-3 配置)

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Source: https://paxex.aero/starlux-a35-dimmable-windows/

Dimmable windows coming to the A350 with Starlux

26 OCTOBER 2022 BY SETH MILLER

Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines is on the cusp of a major shift in the carrier’s
operations. It will take delivery of its first A350 this week, opening up
long-haul markets from its home base in Taipei.

The delivery also represents a first for the Airbus A350, as the Starlux
plane will be the first to offer electro-dimmable windows in the cabin.

Speaking at the APEX EXPO conference in Long Beach this week, Airbus’s VP
Cabin Marketing Ingo Wuggetzer revealed this bit of interiors news, while
saving the remaining details for Starlux to share. But the details on the newdimmable windows are impressive in their own right.

This is not a new technology, of course. Boeing has had it flying on the 787
Dreamliner for more than a decade. Business jets also fly with it on board.
But Wuggetzer believes now is the time for Airbus to bring it to market, as
it has matured significantly since the initial version.

Among the improvements, he cited an increased transition speed for the
dimming, as well as the ability to block more of the light with the new
system.

Still to be seen, however, is whether the flight attendants will lock out
control of the windows. That can be a challenge in some cases.

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先前空巴沒有這個選配(電子調光窗). 2020年 電子調光窗的供應商才打進空巴供應鏈. 這技術也一直不斷的演進. 從最早用於早期787的第一代, 現在空巴採用的應該已經是第三代了.

電子調光窗(Electro-dimmable windows) 實際影片 (可能媒體記者已經上去參觀了)

對,應該是展示品,剛瞄一下也沒細看.