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A-350 XWB airplane horizontal tailplane assembled by Airbus in Getafe (Spain)

Blagnac, France - Structural assembly will continue over the coming weeks

Airbus has started the assembly of the first A-350 XWB’s horizontal taiplane (HTP) in Getafe (Spain). The joining of the two lateral boxes will produce the 17 metre span primary structure of the HTP. Structural assembly will continue over the coming weeks, followed by the installation of the unit’s electric and hydraulic systems. Once the assembly and equipping work is finished, the HTP will be...

fra/pec - 1135079
Rome, Italy, 10/25/2011 16:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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