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The Roadmap of the Flight-Test Team before the First Flight of the A350 XWB
The first steps, already completed, were to turn on the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and check circuits & aircraft systems, one by one (including the air-conditioning system) under APU power. The...
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A350-1000 needed earlier and with higher rate than previously planned. But it...
News from EADS that it is beginning to consider another Airbus A350 assembly line, or ramping up production more quickly than currently planned, to accommodate increasing demand for the A350-1000...
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As usual, Boeing and Airbus “prepare” the summer Air Shows in the media. This...
Boeing and Airbus, which share a duopoly in the market for large commercial jets, have been known to trade the occasional jibe about their products and strategy, accusing each other of making...
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“A first flight by Paris would bring a huge credibility boost for Airbus”
Airbus teams in the FAL and in the Flight Test Dept. are working hard to get the A350 XWB off the ground in time to scoop the headlines at next Paris air show.A flight around the year’s biggest...
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Airbus announces crew for A350 XWB First Flight
When the first A350 XWB to fly, known as MSN1, makes its maiden flight, an international crew of six will be on board, comprising two Flight Test Pilots, one Test Flight Engineer and three Flight Test...
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Get Ready. A350 XWB First Flight next week.
Some day at the end of next week (weather conditions permitting because pilots need a day when wind is blowing from the west so as to use a northwesterly runway, avoiding flying over Toulouse) the...
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MSN1; braking tests started before the critical RTO Rejected TakeOff test....
Airbus started carrying out braking tests of the A350-900 prototype at Toulouse on 9 June, as it continued progress towards the first flight of aircraft MSN1. The aircraft performed braking manoeuvres...
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Only when the milestone is “more than achievable” it will be announced. A350...
Nick Cunningham, an analyst at Agency Partners in London who has followed the aviation industry for 30 years, said Airbus has “played it straight” with the A350 program in not announcing milestones...
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Japan´s ANA says to Boeing that the A350-1000 is a good candidate to replace...
Japan's All Nippon Airways considers the Airbus A350 a "good candidate" to replace some Boeing 777s, its chief executive said, in a sign that the airline could place its first order for Airbus big...
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Airbus confirms Friday 14/June for A350 XWB First Flight
Airbus has officially confirmed that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, 14/June, based on current visibility of the program and the flight test status. Weather conditions...
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94 years ago another long-range aircraft with twin Rolls-Royce engines made a...
The first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic take off on 14/June of 1919. The aircraft, a Vickers Vimy biplane was designed in 1917 as a heavy bomber to attack Germany and constructed mainly of wood...
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MSN5000 Static Test Aircraft. The "torture testing" required for First Flight...
The MSN5000 is being tested in Toulouse in order to make sure that its brethren meet all of the structural requirements to fly. The static test aircraft is like an A350-900 that will never fly where...
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Tunisair cancels its order for 3 A350-800s
Tunisair is the latest carrier to abandon the A350-800, bringing the backlog for the type to fewer than 90 aircraft.The flag-carrier had ordered 3 of the type in July 2008, along with three A330s and...
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Inside the MSN001 of the First Flight.
There are no seats for passengers. There are a lot of orange cables, monuments, special wiring and a lot of stuff. Everything painted in orange is for FTI; Flight Test Instrumentation.Click the image...
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A350 XWB First Flight. 14/June/2013. Let’s watch it fly!
Time has come to enjoy the most magical moment we are all waiting for when working on a development Programme. Let’s enjoy the fruit of our combined efforts and dedication to this beautiful aircraft...
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A350 XWB first take off has been done with British punctuality. 10:00h
Some pictures & videos of the TAKE OFF will be uploaded in this post.Congratulations to all people working in the A350 XWB!T/O speeds: 145/145/170T/O thrust: TOGAZFW: 171.345 kgRamp weight: 221.510...
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First flight. Pictures during the flight
Some pictures of the FIRST FLIGHT will be uploaded in this post.After validating all the flap configurations, chief test pilot Peter Chandler signalled that the aircraft was "behaving extremely well",...
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Pre-flight pictures
Some pictures & videos of the PRE-FLIGHT will be uploaded in this post
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A350 XWB first flight Landing
Some pictures & videos of the LANDING will be uploaded in this post.The aircraft returned to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport at 2.04 p.m after having made a low pass over the airport, and was welcomed by...
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Declarations after the first flight of the A350 XWB
Fabrice Bregier"It's a great day for Airbus and the A350," said Airbus chief executive Fabrice Bregier. "I set this target to fly before the Paris air show nine months ago. It was not easy to achieve....
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