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Post by helios91 on May 28, 2014 7:22:57 GMT 1
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philidor
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Post by philidor on May 28, 2014 10:15:16 GMT 1
She is on duty, wearing the working attire she needs to use ... She obviously received more aero paint, as explained in previous posts.
What surprises me is that this kind of tests is carried out at this late stage of the flight test programme, whereas aerodynamics usually are tested at an early stage. Was a small problem detected, or is this just some attempt at fine tuning, to make good use of flight hours ?
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Post by mjoelnir on May 28, 2014 12:11:57 GMT 1
She is on duty, wearing the working attire she needs to use ... She obviously received more aero paint, as explained in previous posts. What surprises me is that this kind of tests is carried out at this late stage of the flight test programme, whereas aerodynamics usually are tested at an early stage. Was a small problem detected, or is this just some attempt at fine tuning, to make good use of flight hours ? I think Airbus is fine tuning everything all the time on all models in production. Flights can be dual and triple purpose, one team is running certification and an other is still fine tuning some aerodynamics, perhaps checking up on changes already made. |
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Post by FabienA380 on Jun 12, 2014 4:35:31 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 12, 2014 4:41:17 GMT 1
Maybe its on a mission to reclaim a certain order for 70 aircraft. More realistically, maybe it's going on a hot weather test (although shouldn't Eglin have covered that)? Edit; Probably not Doha, way too high. The aircraft has just started its descent, and seems to be flying a path shared with Etihad aircraft heading into Abu Dhabi. The aircraft is also pointing at Al Ain where the A380 did hot weather trials. |
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 12, 2014 5:44:21 GMT 1
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Post by helios91 on Jun 12, 2014 6:00:39 GMT 1
Thanks Jkkw for following MSN3. It looks that Airbus did not have enough hot weather for the A350 in Eglin AFB or during previous stays in the desert....!!! Here her flight path from Toulouse. She left at 10:06 PM UTC on June 11 th, 2014  AIB350 - 20140612 par helios91_fr, sur Flickr |
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Post by helios91 on Jun 13, 2014 13:00:35 GMT 1
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Post by Jkkw on Jun 13, 2014 13:06:34 GMT 1
MSN 3 just took off as AIB351 from Al Ain (AAN) fr24.com/AIB351. May be on her way back to TLS That was quick, Maybe it wasn't hot enough or they did everything in one day. Anyone know how long it took the A380? |
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Post by helios91 on Jun 13, 2014 13:14:42 GMT 1
MSN 3 just took off as AIB351 from Al Ain (AAN) fr24.com/AIB351. May be on her way back to TLS That was quick, Maybe it wasn't hot enough or they did everything in one day. Anyone know how long it took the A380? I don't know how the A380 hot weather tests were conducted but as far as the A350 is concerned, it is not the first time that some test are made thus may be explaining short tests this week. Also some hot weather tests were also performed in Eglin AFB. |
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