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First flight for A-380 with Engine Alliance GP-7200

Toulose, France - Six carriers have chosen this propellor until now

The first Airbus A-380 powered with Engine Alliance propellors made a test flight this morning at 10 am at Toulose-Blagnac airport. Four Engine Alliance GP-7200 engines, which are able to generate a 37-ton thrust each, powered the aircraft number MSN-9 that was driven by test pilot Guy Magrin and co-pilot Franck Chapman. The crew involved test engineers too, Bruno Bruno Bigand, Patrick du Ché and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 147567
Rome, Italy, 08/25/2006 10:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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