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Airbus A350 Completes Water Ingestion Tests
Airbus’ A350 XWB demonstrated its ability to operate on wet runways during successful water ingestion tests conducted May 2014 at Istres, France. This testing validates how the aircraft would behave on a very rain-soaked runway, and verifies that neither the water under the aircraft nor the spray generated by the nose landing gear will enter…
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Airbus A350 XWB: Engine Testing in Bolivia and Canada
The A350 XWB test programme continues with two series of trials highlighted in this video clip. First, developmental aircraft MSN3 undergoes high-altitude testing at the Bolivian airfields of Cochabamba and La Paz with the goal of demonstrating and validating the full functionality of engines, systems and materials; followed by, cold weather evaluations conducted at Iqaluit,…
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Airbus A350 XWB Cold Weather Testing in Iqaluit, Canada
This behind-the-scenes look at Airbus A350 XWB testing spotlights the next-generation jetliner’s cold weather evaluations performed in Iqaluit, Canada where temperatures reached down to -28°C. The video clip includes comments from Flight Test Specialist Engineer Julie Mautin and Bernard Besinet, Flight Test Support Engineer. )
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Airbus A350 XWB testing: MSN2 and MSN4 take flight!
The number of flying A350 XWB test aircraft doubled from two to four on 26 February 2014 with the simultaneous maiden flights of MSN2 and MSN4 – both of which were performed from Toulouse, France. MSN2 is the first developmental aircraft to feature a full passenger cabin, allowing Airbus to begin validating all related systems;…
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Austrian Airlines – Test of the Evacuation Slide
Bei einer Routine-Überprüfung testete Austrian Airlines die Notrutsche einer Boeing 767. During a routine check-up, Austrian Airlines tested the evacuation slide of a Boeing 767.