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First flyable A-350XWB aircraft vertical tail plane gets its Airbus livery

Toulouse, France - The tail plane will be joined to the fuselage using an innovative, lighter and more aerodynamic connection

The vertical tail plane of the first flyable A350 XWB (Manufacturer Serial Number 1) has just come out of the paint hall in Toulouse sporting the well-known Airbus blue and white livery. This is the first A350 XWB component to be painted in the livery of the subsidiary of EADS group. The 10-metre-tall composite vertical tail plane is produced, as for all Airbus aircraft, at Airbus’ Stade site i...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146611
Rome, Italy, 10/22/2012 20:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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