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  1. 06-14-2013, 06:46 AM #1
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    *New* Airbus A350 Takes to the Skies 0900 UK (10CET) Today

    Airbus has confirmed the all new A350 will make it's maiden flight today from Toulouse, France .

    It will be in direct competition against the troublesome Boeing B787 Dreamliner, the B777, the A330, A340

    Currently the sole engine supplier will be Rolls Royce with an updated Trent XWB Engine and the Carbon Fibre Wings will also be made in the UK

    It's progress and flight can be viewed on Flight24 Radar
    http://www.flightradar24.com/

    More about the A350 on Wiki
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350_XWB

    The aircraft should be able to do London OZ/NZ non-stop
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    Quote Originally Posted by PA5COR View Post
    The aircraft should be able to do London OZ/NZ non-stop
    OZ, you say?

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    Damn ferrigners and their flyin' machines. ;)
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    I was reading that Airbus is selling on the point that the A350 will do about 8% better in fuel savings than a Boeing 787 dreamliner ...... here's hoping it uses better lithium-ion batteries for power!
    Why,driving into a brick wall at 60 miles per hour, would I expect it not to hurt!

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    Where were those Dreamliners built?
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    Final assembly is in the Seattle area, but the sub assemblies are built all over the world.

    http://seattletimes.com/multimedia/n...oeing-787.html
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    Succesfull flight, no parts fell off and it landed fine.
    It took off on time at 10am cet for a four hour fly-around and landed at 2pm back at Toulouse .

    No batteries were hurt making the maiden flight ;)
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    Airbus just broke ground in Mobile AL (IZE's favorite town) for a final assembly plant of the A320.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WØTKX View Post
    Final assembly is in the Seattle area, but the sub assemblies are built all over the world.

    http://seattletimes.com/multimedia/n...oeing-787.html
    Which was actually part of the problems the Dreamliner experienced. Many of the sub-assemblies were built by furrin companies who had no experience with building to the precise tolerances that Boeing required.
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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