Airbus A350 To Make Maiden Flight Next Week

[Flying Fox]

FRENCH aerospace giant Airbus's new long-haul carrier, the A350, should make its maiden flight at the end of next week unless bad weather or unexpected problems crop up, sources say.

Read more: 'Airbus A350 to make maiden flight next week' | News.com.au

Let's hope that they are right.

Can't wait to see another type of bird in the air!

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[oz_mark]

Something to look forward to...

 

[markis10]

Good video on what needs to be done before that first flight!

[video=youtube;xJrLAktTWBo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xJrLAktTWBo#at=31[/video]

 

[markis10]

Live feed of the event:

[video=youtube;DC9qmo7roWc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DC9qmo7roWc[/video]

 

[gwilli1]

Live feed of the event:

[video=youtube;DC9qmo7roWc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DC9qmo7roWc[/video]

If you don't want to look at the whole video then I have listed below a few key times on the video which you can fast forward to....

* 2:06:50 - First 2 hours coverage highlight package
* 2:33:55 - Assembly ,Paintshop & Rollout video
* 3:02:05 - Cabin details
* 4:30:00 - Fly by
* 4:38:00 - Landing
* 5:46:20 - Quick highlights package​