Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Apr 28, 2014 22:31:07 GMT 1
They have other hangars but they don't seem to be in a hurry. Looks like they're still comfortable with the program schedule.
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philidor
in service - 6 years
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Post by philidor on Apr 28, 2014 22:50:58 GMT 1
We should indeed have guessed that a deadly accident when painting or about to paint was bound to delay all scheduled paintjob !
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LM72C
in Body Join
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Post by LM72C on Apr 29, 2014 12:23:56 GMT 1
Due to the A330 accident, MSN5 went not to paint and will have to wait a little bit longer. The A330 accident?What is it? |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 29, 2014 13:07:17 GMT 1
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flyinga380
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Post by flyinga380 on Apr 29, 2014 15:29:00 GMT 1
The investigation shouldnt take too long therefore it just slight slip in schedule for MSN5 and possible MSN6 can give the test program a hand if Qatar willing to...
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on Apr 30, 2014 20:08:14 GMT 1
As MSN5 is the first aircraft from batch 2, it may well be the frame chosen by Airbus to introduce some changes in the manufacturing process. I look at it the other way round. MSN 5 would be the place to start the normal process and the normal process was explained as painting before the completion stage in P20. I don't believe every A350 will be painted before engine attached. Yes the video shows it that way, but the video is just a demonstrator of how things can be done. I believe it will be the same as the A330: some A330s are painted before engine attachment while others are painted after attachment. Some A330s even make their first flight before being painted. I guess it all depends on the availability of the paint hangar. |
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starbucks
Roll Out Flight Line in Toulouse
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Post by starbucks on May 6, 2014 10:17:18 GMT 1
Any update abour nr. 5?  More than a week since the accident, is the investigation still going on....? |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on May 6, 2014 12:11:04 GMT 1
Everybody's tight-lipped ... We'll probably be let know when the paint shop is working again.
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XWB
in service - 11 years
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Post by XWB on May 8, 2014 13:02:02 GMT 1
Any update abour nr. 5? Movement to paint is scheduled for tomorrow. |
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starbucks
Roll Out Flight Line in Toulouse
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Post by starbucks on May 8, 2014 13:07:46 GMT 1
Any update abour nr. 5? Movement to paint is scheduled for tomorrow. Thanks! If we take a week for paint that gives us May 16th for roll out... I always had some hope that FF in May was stll possible, but after the 16th there are only 2 weeks left making the chance very slim..  |
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