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A-350XWB airplane in Bolivia for high altitude testing
Toulouse, France - At Cochabamba (8,300 feet above sea level) and La Paz (13,300 ft)
The A-350XWB development aircraft, MSN3, is in Bolivia where it will perform a series of tests at the high altitude airfields of Cochabamba and La Paz. Cochabamba is around 8,300 feet above sea level, and La Paz is one of the world’s highest airports at 13,300 feet. Operations at such high altitude airfields are particularly demanding on aircraft engines, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and systems. T...
fra/pec - 1157500
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency