Linie 9
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Post by Linie 9 on Jun 27, 2013 15:15:23 GMT 1
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Post by a380fanclub on Jul 9, 2013 11:46:06 GMT 1
This morning in the air again for a long, straight test towards Normandy and back.
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Post by eastmids13 on Jul 9, 2013 11:58:16 GMT 1
This morning in the air again for a long, straight test towards Normandy and back. Off to see Cav win a stage at Le Tour no doubt! :-) |
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Jul 11, 2013 21:11:10 GMT 1
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Jul 16, 2013 21:52:36 GMT 1
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Baroque
in service - 2 years
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Post by Baroque on Jul 16, 2013 23:54:42 GMT 1
Moby Dick.  |
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Post by a380fanclub on Jul 17, 2013 16:29:36 GMT 1
For the record: MSN004 in the air late afternoon over France today for another test. I read in Flight International recently she is used as a testbed for the enginepylonof the A320Neo, so this might explain why she is so active recently.
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Baroque
in service - 2 years
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Post by Baroque on Jul 18, 2013 13:59:52 GMT 1
For the record: MSN004 in the air late afternoon over France today for another test. I read in Flight International recently she is used as a testbed for the enginepylonof the A320Neo, so this might explain why she is so active recently. Where do they fit the neo pylon? Surely, it can't handle those EAs?  |
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Post by Jkkw on Jul 18, 2013 14:06:52 GMT 1
For the record: MSN004 in the air late afternoon over France today for another test. I read in Flight International recently she is used as a testbed for the enginepylonof the A320Neo, so this might explain why she is so active recently. Where do they fit the neo pylon? Surely, it can't handle those EAs? I think it is to do with the proximity of the pylon to the engine's exhaust, I remember reading it somewhere, I'll try to find it. |
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Post by a380fanclub on Jul 18, 2013 20:40:23 GMT 1
I quote Flight International, 11-17 June issue, page 66, which reported that owing to the larger engines on the A320Neo it will have a pylon design similar to the A380:
'The flight testing has involved using one of the A380 testbeds, MSN4, to assess the design for the A320neo's aft pylon fairing, which is situated close to the nozzle. 'We chose the most demanding environment, the A380', says chief engineer Pierre-Henri Brousse, referring the exposure of the fairing during tests'.
If MSN004 is still used for those tests is not clear from the story.
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