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Title: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: Rods2 on 14 June 2013, 17:41:11

This is the Airbus answer to Boeing's Dreamliner. First deliveries of the A350 are expected in 2014.

http://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a350-test-flight-goes-perfectly-2013-6 (http://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a350-test-flight-goes-perfectly-2013-6)

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 14 June 2013, 18:19:16

A success in the making apparently.  The order book is already looking very healthy and profitable! :y :y

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: 05omegav6 on 14 June 2013, 18:31:05

Facelifted short range A330 iirc :y

With the usual British built wings 8)

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: tunnie on 14 June 2013, 18:37:52

Quote from: ex taxi al on 14 June 2013, 18:31:05

Facelifted short range A330 iirc :y

With the usual British built wings 8)

More than a facelift, it's been on a big carbon diet and been baked in an oven. Unlike the all metal A330 :)

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: pscocoa on 14 June 2013, 20:08:43

Next door neighbour's son is one of the engineers featured on the BBC clip today. His proud mum emailed us earlier.

He was flying gliders solo at the minimum age  and was going up in them long before that during his training of course - he has a total passion for aircraft.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22901267 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22901267)

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: 05omegav6 on 14 June 2013, 20:17:35

Quote from: tunnie on 14 June 2013, 18:37:52

Quote from: ex taxi al on 14 June 2013, 18:31:05

Facelifted short range A330 iirc :y

With the usual British built wings 8)

More than a facelift, it's been on a big carbon diet and been baked in an oven. Unlike the mostly metal A330 :)

 :y

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: aaronjb on 14 June 2013, 23:14:26

At least two (it might be three, I'd have to ask) have been flying test flights for some time now.. my Dad was largely responsible for commissioning (and training PAG staff) the autoclaves used to cure the fuselage sections at Nordenham & Augsberg (after the british company originally putting them in went bankrupt) :y

[edit] Nicked this picture from his Facebook account:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/402710_114434715344934_2034446699_n.jpg)

Each of those dark squares at the back is a 2m tall heat exchanger (for scale)

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 14 June 2013, 23:29:37

I wonder if they cook the company Christmas dinner in that thing?  ::)  ;D

Title: Re: First flight of Airbus A350 today
Post by: aaronjb on 14 June 2013, 23:33:16

Quote from: Ex-Sir Tigger on 14 June 2013, 23:29:37

I wonder if they cook the company Christmas dinner in that thing?  ::)  ;D

 ;D ;D Nah, their Christmas Party was held on a train.. I kid you not ;D