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Post by limoncello on Jan 24, 2015 19:33:07 GMT 1
I have a question to the forum about the test fleet:
Will Airbus keep all five XWB-planes or will Airbus sell
two or three ?
I think in future one or two test planes will be enough,
like the two A380 (with different engines).
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Post by Jkkw on Jan 25, 2015 11:47:56 GMT 1
I have a question to the forum about the test fleet: Will Airbus keep all five XWB-planes or will Airbus sell two or three ? I think in future one or two test planes will be enough, like the two A380 (with different engines). I believe Airbus said they will keep two aircraft with MSN1 being one frame and either MSN 2, 3 or 5 being the other (I can't remember which one). |
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Post by Baroque on Jan 25, 2015 17:17:12 GMT 1
I believe Airbus said they will keep two aircraft with MSN1 being one frame and either MSN 2, 3 or 5 being the other (I can't remember which one). If I were to venture a guess, I would say it is MSNs 1 and 3, which are the heavy instrumentation aircraft. The cabin fitted ones, 2+5, and the light instrumentation aircraft, 4, can be sold with minimum modifications. And I believe these aircraft are also on the low side in terms of hours flown. |
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Post by nicolele on Jan 25, 2015 20:59:04 GMT 1
I believe Airbus said they will keep two aircraft with MSN1 being one frame and either MSN 2, 3 or 5 being the other (I can't remember which one). If I were to venture a guess, I would say it is MSNs 1 and 3, which are the heavy instrumentation aircraft. The cabin fitted ones, 2+5, and the light instrumentation aircraft, 4, can be sold with minimum modifications. And I believe these aircraft are also on the low side in terms of hours flown. I found this in Flight test 2014 thread: a380.boards.net/post/31918"The article mentions that Airbus will retain MSN1 and MSN2 and sell off the rest of the test fleet" There is another article which mentionned this: www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-expects-to-sell-some-of-a350-test-fleet-399185/IMO, Airbus will keep only MSN1 for continuous improvements and sell the rest of the fleet, but it depends if too much modifications were done during testing program. |
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Post by s543 on Jan 25, 2015 22:32:45 GMT 1
Right but it was May 2014 article, which frankly says very little, so....
The only thing which can be said here and know - I am afraid is the obligatory:
"WE WILL SEE"
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Post by XWB on Jan 26, 2015 12:18:23 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Jan 26, 2015 16:27:45 GMT 1
Sorry is this for the -900 and already incorporated, improvements from now or for the -1000?
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Jan 26, 2015 17:47:22 GMT 1
Sorry is this for the -900 and already incorporated, improvements from now or for the -1000? I'm not sure if it is related but, in the AvWeek article I linked here, it says Airbus will add 20 seats for the -1000 and mentions that the cabin changes can be moved back to the -900. |
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Post by XWB on Jan 27, 2015 10:17:14 GMT 1
Sorry is this for the -900 and already incorporated, improvements from now or for the -1000? At this point it's only a concept study. It should become available on both -900 and -1000 towards the end of the decade. |
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Post by jonathan on Jan 27, 2015 10:59:17 GMT 1
And then will it become 'bog standard'? (!)
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