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A-400M: the first wing set was completed

Filton, United Kingdom - Now the in-flight systems set up is going to start

Airbus facility in Filton (UK) completed the first wing set of the A-400M. It is the first wing unit entirely built in composit materials by Airbus and the widest wings ever made with these materials. The final assembly of the first wing set started last July. In September Filton airport, where the wings were being built, was the site of the launch ceremony of the new Airbus plant that costed GBP...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 70631
Rome, Italy, 11/30/2006 18:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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