Northern Ireland Aviation Enthusiast's Forum
Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: smudge on June 04, 2013, 04:53:12 PM
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Well that caught your attention! Taxi-ing yesterday and today at Toulouse.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/f-wxwb (http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/f-wxwb)
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Rumours about something significant happening at Tolouse around lunchtime today. Off I go to watch FR24...
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Rejected Take-off testing underway this afternoon.
The Big Day is not far off...
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BREAKING: Airbus confirms the first flight of the A350 XWB is slated for Friday, June 14 at 10:00 AM in Toulouse!
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Hoorah!
I think this is the first modern airliner since the 777 that has really interested me. Not sure why... perhaps because it has been so low-key that it is still enigmatic.
Compared to the A380 and 787 that seemed to have press releases every day for years.
Edit: though it was only this year that I decided the 777 isn't ugly.
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I'm with you on that one, and the thing that makes it so much more interesting is the fact that it's an Airbus - not Boeing! ;D
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After many years finally it flies! I find it more interesting than the B787 as there's less media coverage than the B787 which is a shame to be quite honest. Is 10AM BST or CEST?
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. Is 10AM BST or CEST?
CEST
Of course it would look much better as a trijet, but such is life
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Thanks Smudge!
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BREAKING: Airbus confirms the first flight of the A350 XWB is slated for Friday, June 14 at 10:00 AM in Toulouse!
The French ATC strike might have put paid to that.
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08:57BST Streaming now, THREE minutes until take-off!
http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/a350-xwb-first-flight/ (http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/a350-xwb-first-flight/)
09:00 BST off he goes into the clouds.
ADS-B is online
http://fr24.com/AIB350 (http://fr24.com/AIB350)
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BREAKING: Airbus confirms the first flight of the A350 XWB is slated for Friday, June 14 at 10:00 AM in Toulouse!
The French ATC strike might have put paid to that.
Thankfully it didn't, I'm watching the first flight live on YouTube now, the Aircraft is in the air!
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BREAKING: Airbus confirms the first flight of the A350 XWB is slated for Friday, June 14 at 10:00 AM in Toulouse!
The French ATC strike might have put paid to that.
Thankfully it didn't, I'm watching the first flight live on YouTube now, the Aircraft is in the air!
I believe the strike was cancelled early,it would have been a bit embarressing for Airbus`s new project to be delayed by their own French ATC.
Must say its a very sleek looking machine,much better looking than the "big forehead" on the A380,which I think is an ugly brute.
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I agree with you AT, the A350, isn't in my view, one of the best looking of aircraft, and only looks aesthetically pleasing from certain angles. The B787-9 is much better looking! The A380 is aptly described as a whale. Looks are one thing, but it's performance and economics that count!
Modern aerodynamics seems to be moving away from sleekness in many aspects, the newer High Speed Trains from France (AGV), Japan, China, and Spain are not as good looking as the previous generation, some of the Japanese/Spanish ones being fairly ugly.
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I noticed an 'exit' above the cockpit and wondered what the purpose is. Is it for emergency evacuations for the flight crew? Here are two pictures I found online with the first one showing one of the test crew poking their head out and the second pic of when the A350 was under construction.
Thanks :)
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I noticed an 'exit' above the cockpit and wondered what the purpose is. Is it for emergency evacuations for the flight crew?
Spot on!
The A350 is also the first Airbus to do away with opening direct vision cockpit windows for flightcrew emergency evacuation, with an escape hatch incorporated in the flightdeck roof instead.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-emirates-a350-images-reveal-revised-nose-design-223516/ (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-emirates-a350-images-reveal-revised-nose-design-223516/)
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Just 16 months later and the A350-900 has been awarded certification by EASA! That was quick.
http://easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/EASA_TCDS_A_151_Issue-01.pdf
Maximum capacity 440 passengers, operating altitude 43,100 ft. But not terribly useful to airlines yet as no ETOPS clearance.
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smudge has blue skies and a full battery.
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Light is dropping now, Sun angle low. Come on A350... a bit more welly.
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It`s very high at 41,000ft,looks like it might head just north of Ballymena;I might try and get it myself but Tesco man is on his way with supplies. ;)
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Tell Tesco Man about it and he'll watch too :D
'Better than a Dreamliner'
Approaching Derry now at18:15
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About Ards now.
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I got it-very high,but nice light,will post a few pics up later-over to you Smudge................
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Gee it was high. Here's one
(http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/overflights/2014/10/.AIB02NW_A359_38A0BB_F-WZNW_HAZE_6S1E4695_2014-10-01_m.jpg) (http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/overflights/2014/10/AIB02NW_A359_38A0BB_F-WZNW_HAZE_6S1E4695_2014-10-01.JPEG)
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Very nice Smudge,mine are crap;I need to get my lens recalibrated as it`s useless for contrails now. :(
My efforts. :-[
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Good catch guys.
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Very nice Smudge,mine are crap;I need to get my lens recalibrated as it`s useless for contrails now. :(
My efforts. :-[
Where do you get it done?
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Very nice Smudge,mine are crap;I need to get my lens recalibrated as it`s useless for contrails now. :(
My efforts. :-[
Where do you get it done?
My lens is a Sigma lens,so you have to send it back to Sigma UK and they do it free up until the lens is 3 years old-unfortunatly postage costs are pretty high,and you have to pay that yourself (around £40 with proper insurance.)
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Very nice Smudge,mine are crap;I need to get my lens recalibrated as it`s useless for contrails now. :(
My efforts. :-[
Where do you get it done?
Mines a siggy too, however I'd say it's out of warranty. Must give them a call
My lens is a Sigma lens,so you have to send it back to Sigma UK and they do it free up until the lens is 3 years old-unfortunatly postage costs are pretty high,and you have to pay that yourself (around £40 with proper insurance.)
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Very nice Smudge,mine are crap;I need to get my lens recalibrated as it`s useless for contrails now. :(
My efforts. :-[
Just use manual focus on infinity. ;)
Tom