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A-350XWB plane longest fuselage panel successfully manufactured

Blagnac, France - In the coming weeks, it will undergo trimming, drilling and non-destructive inspection

Airbus partner, Spirit AeroSystems, has completed the curing of one of the panels that make up the longest section of the A-350 XWB’s airplane all carbon fibre fuselage. The 19.7 metre long, 77 square metre centre fuselage “Crown” panel was cured at Spirit’s Kinston, North Carolina (USA) site. In the coming weeks, the panel will undergo trimming, drilling and non-destructive inspection. This latest...

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Rome, Italy, 11/23/2010 11:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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