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Airbus completes hot weather testing in Al Ain with a A-350XWB airplane

Toulouse, France - Focussing on engines and systems performance

Airbus has completed hot weather testing in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, with a A-350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN3). The objective of the tests is to check the behaviour of the engines and aircraft systems at temperatures reaching above 40°C. The airplane performed several tests in flight as well as on the ground, including heat soak tests. These involve the plane being left on the ground and...

fra/pec - 1161001
Rome, Italy, 06/18/2014 19:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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