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Tests on real-dimension cabin and effort tests end successfully for 10,000 flight cycles of A-380 program

Hamburg, Germany - This week two milestones placed for Airbus program

In Hamburg, Germany, Airbus successfully completed the first long ground test of a fully equipped A-380 aircraft cabin. In five-hour testing, 474 passengers and 20 crew members simulated a 15-hour flight trying all the cabin systems, included In-flight Entertainment System, toilet and hydraulic services and air conditioning system. Passengers on board had to intervene simulating maximum stress level...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 140711
Rome, Italy, 05/12/2006 12:10
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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