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Airbus: first A-350XWB airplane wing arrives in Toulouse for ground tests

Blagnac, France - The wings are made at industry’s Broughton (UK) site

The first wing for the A-350XWB airplane has arrived at Airbus’ final assembly line in Toulouse (France) where the new generation its wide-body aircraft is being assembled. This first wing, which will not fly, is destined for the A-350 XWB airframe used for static structural tests on the ground that all new aircraft undergo as part of their certification process. The A-350XWB wings, as for all its a...

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Rome, Italy, 09/05/2012 17:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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