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Post by XWB on May 28, 2015 9:14:38 GMT 1
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Post by Baroque on May 28, 2015 13:57:40 GMT 1
Well, this goes a bit further than whatever that's been said before. We heard comments before about Airbus (Bregier) saying that it is possible but not studying it at the time. And Leahy was pretty firm on a "no" for a stretch. And now, Leahy himself said that they're studying it? |
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Post by XWB on May 28, 2015 13:59:51 GMT 1
Yes, but that was last year. With the A350 now in service, Airbus can start looking at additional A350 family members.
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Post by addasih on Jun 18, 2015 0:50:24 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 18, 2015 1:11:49 GMT 1
From the article Given they're looking at wing and engine improvements to keep the range at a similar figure to the -1000, it's not just a simple stretch of the aircraft. |
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Post by Baroque on Jun 18, 2015 1:55:45 GMT 1
I have heard QR, for one, who has expressed interest in the stretch. Have there been any others?
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Post by stealthmanbob on Jul 14, 2015 15:35:18 GMT 1
I thought appropriate to start a new thread ?  Good idea, we will be able to use it for the Cargo version, the combo version and the new military tanker/transporter variant as well  |
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Post by bmw801 on Oct 7, 2015 15:12:13 GMT 1
This is not directly connected with Airbus but non the less interesting for future development: "Morphing Winglet" by FACC More pictures and information could be found here. |
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Post by Jkkw on Oct 16, 2015 10:07:30 GMT 1
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Post by XWB on Oct 16, 2015 10:13:23 GMT 1
Adding another engine would be bad for fleet commonality between the existing A350s.
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