airbus a350
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Turkish Airlines Airbus A340 (TC-JDL)
The Old and The Young Turkish Airlines Airbus A340 (TC-JDL) flying over Airbus A350 (MSN005) during İstanbul AirShow 2014.
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British Airways, Business Class’ta Devrim Yapacak
British Airways tarafından yapılan ve geçtiğimiz günlerde kamuoyuna yansıyan bir patent başvurusu, önümüzdeki dönemde Business Class’ta devrim niteliğinde bir koltuk yapısıyla karşılaşabileceğimizi müjdeliyor. GB1400219.0 numaralı patent başvurusu, British Airways’in filosuna yeni katılacak Airbus A350 uçaklarının Business Class (Club World) bölümünde kullanılacak koltuklara ait. Hatırlanacağı üzere, şirketin geniş gövdeli uçaklarındaki Business Class kabininde koltuklar yakın bir…
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Airbus A350 – Water Ingestion Tests
The A350 XWB’s ability to operate on wet runways was confirmed with successful water ingestion testing in Istres, France which performed by the flight test aircraft MSN004. This video includes comments from Flight Test Specialist Engineer Jean-Christophe Bonjour, Experimental Test Pilot Hugues Van Der Stichel and Flight Test Engineer Emanuele Costanzo.
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Airbus A350 XWB completes successful Early Long Flights
Airbus confirmed the A350 XWB’s maturity in typical airline operating conditions with its successful “Early Long Flight” campaign in June 2014, during which these flights’ passengers made up of Airbus employees, plus 30 cabin experts from Airbus and equipment manufacturers were tasked with trying out the next-generation jetliner’s cabin systems.
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Airbus A350 Route Proving: Europe-Canada via the North Pole
The first phase of A350 XWB route-proving flights took Airbus’ newest jetliner from Toulouse, France over the North Pole to Iqaluit Airport in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. On its return flight, the A350-900 made a stopover in Frankfurt, Germany for visits by personnel from Lufthansa, one of the 38 customers placing firm orders for the A350 Family to…
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Airbus A350 – Unbelievable Short Landing,
Airbus A350-941 F-WZGG making a VERY short field landing, arriving at Cotswold Airport (EGBP). Using the specially developed camera mount, fixed to a runway light, this ‘up-close and personal’ perspective gives a very different view to the short field landing of the new Airbus A350 at Cotswold Airport (Kemble), when it arrived for a period…
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Airbus A350 – Test Fleet Completed with Milestone First Flight
The fifth and final A350 XWB flight test aircraft which is designated MSN005 took to the skies for the first time on 20 June 2014. This milestone maiden flight confirmed that the A350 XWB development programme is operating at full speed and on track for certification during the third quarter of 2014. As the second…
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Airbus A350 Hot Weather Testing at Al Ain
The validation of Airbus’ A350 XWB in various climatic conditions continued with a hot weather campaign during June at Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. These evaluations utilized the no. 3 developmental A350 XWB, designated MSN003.
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Airbus A350 – First Flight Anniversary and Test/Certification Update
The “power of Airbus people” in bringing the A350 XWB programme to flight is discussed by Patrick du Ché, the Head of Development Flight Test, who recalls the next-generation jetliner’s maiden takeoff on 14 June 2013, its flyby at the Paris Air Show one week later, followed by the fast-paced test campaign that has logged…
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First Passenger Experience in the Airbus A350
An important step towards the A350’s maturity at entry into service was performed on 2 June with the first of two Early Long Flights (ELFs) that carried Airbus employee passengers and airline cabin crew. Using the no. 2 A350 XWB development aircraft (MSN002), the flight provided a realistic evaluation in typical operating conditions, including passengers’ use…
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Going to the extreme: Airbus A350 XWB climatic testing
The A350 XWB is the first-ever Airbus jetliner to be subjected to extreme weather testing at the U.S. Air Force’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory in Florida. For these evaluations, the company’s MSN2 developmental aircraft was exposed to a range of temperatures from 45 deg. C to -40 deg. C to validate various aircraft systems, including its…
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Airbus A350 Completes Water Ingestion Tests
Airbus’ A350 XWB demonstrated its ability to operate on wet runways during successful water ingestion tests conducted May 2014 at Istres, France. This testing validates how the aircraft would behave on a very rain-soaked runway, and verifies that neither the water under the aircraft nor the spray generated by the nose landing gear will enter…