XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Jan 13, 2014 15:19:48 GMT 1
MSN5 will roll out in April and fly in May. MSN6 was loaded into the FAL about 1 month later. Depending on the customer inspections, it should roll out in June or July at last, and fly in June or August at last.
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philidor
in service - 6 years
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Post by philidor on Feb 7, 2014 14:04:09 GMT 1
The following story (in French) provides information about MSN 6. www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/25765-airbus-a350-msn-2-devrait-voler-la-semaine-prochaineMSN 6 is at station 40 (where it has been unveiled to Mr Al Baker), fuselage and tail cone have been joined, the frame is undergoing wing, HTP, VTP, engine pylon and main landing gear junction. Joining all fuselage sections in station 50 is said (by Airbus marketing guys ?!) to be a new process saving 30% assembly time as compared to the A330 process, as several parts can be assembled and some tests performed at the same time (power is on for the first time at station 40).
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Post by Jkkw on Mar 5, 2014 12:35:20 GMT 1
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Mar 5, 2014 12:40:43 GMT 1
Amazing!
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s543
in service - 2 years
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Post by s543 on Mar 5, 2014 13:29:53 GMT 1
Unbelievable photos !
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tris06
Final Assembly Line stage 1
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Post by tris06 on Mar 5, 2014 16:52:30 GMT 1
Wow!!! I love it. Makes me want to work for airbus. Such interesting work.And to think this so many hours its so carefully done mm by mm slotted and then joined. That like nail gun the guy is using which i know is not a nail gun but is it the new technique instead of riveting i have heard of to save on up to 40% on weight?
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n830mh
Final Assembly Line stage 1
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Post by n830mh on Mar 12, 2014 21:15:54 GMT 1
Unbelievable photos ! I agree with you. I can't wait to fly. Looking forward to it.
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Apr 9, 2014 19:05:28 GMT 1
Winglets have been fitted.
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Baroque
in service - 2 years
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Post by Baroque on Apr 13, 2014 19:59:59 GMT 1
It appears that the Engines are still not in Toulouse as of April 11th, according to the A350 blog (sourced from flightglobal).
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Post by BA380-G-XLEA on Apr 13, 2014 21:56:34 GMT 1
It appears that the Engines are still not in Toulouse as of April 11th, according to the A350 blog (sourced from flightglobal). I'm sure everything is going to plan and R/R will deliver on time!
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