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A350 on FR24
« on: June 04, 2013, 04:53:12 PM »
Well that caught your attention!  Taxi-ing yesterday and today at Toulouse.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airplanes/f-wxwb

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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2013, 12:23:56 PM »
Rumours about something significant happening at Tolouse around lunchtime today.  Off I go to watch FR24...
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2013, 05:18:57 PM »
Rejected Take-off testing underway this afternoon.

The Big Day is not far off...
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2013, 06:33:07 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2013, 06:39:01 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 06:47:02 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 07:13:10 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 07:30:38 PM »
Quote from: ctse on June 11, 2013, 07:13:10 PM
. Is 10AM BST or CEST?

CEST

Of course it would look much better as a trijet, but such is life
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 07:38:41 PM »
Thanks Smudge!
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2013, 10:48:46 PM »
Quote from: Jake Lewis on June 11, 2013, 06:33:07 PM
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2013, 08:57:45 AM »
08:57BST Streaming now, THREE minutes until take-off!

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
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2013, 09:13:55 AM »
Quote from: Angry Turnip on June 11, 2013, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: Jake Lewis on June 11, 2013, 06:33:07 PM
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2013, 01:01:42 PM »
Quote from: AERTANK on June 14, 2013, 09:13:55 AM
Quote from: Angry Turnip on June 11, 2013, 10:48:46 PM
Quote from: Jake Lewis on June 11, 2013, 06:33:07 PM
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2013, 02:18:25 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2013, 05:55:07 PM »
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.

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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2013, 06:04:28 PM »
Quote from: ctse on June 14, 2013, 05:55:07 PM
I noticed an 'exit' above the cockpit and wondered what the purpose is. Is it for emergency evacuations for the flight crew?

Spot on!

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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/
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #16 on: October 01, 2014, 05:40:54 AM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #17 on: October 01, 2014, 05:21:08 PM »
smudge has blue skies and a full battery.
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #18 on: October 01, 2014, 05:50:07 PM »
Light is dropping now, Sun angle low.  Come on A350... a bit more welly.
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2014, 06:10:44 PM »
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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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2014, 06:14:56 PM »
Tell Tesco Man about it and he'll watch too :D

'Better than a Dreamliner'

Approaching Derry now at18:15
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #21 on: October 01, 2014, 06:23:26 PM »
About Ards now.
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #22 on: October 01, 2014, 06:25:57 PM »
I got it-very high,but nice light,will post a few pics up later-over to you Smudge................
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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2014, 06:33:07 PM »
Gee it was high.  Here's one

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Re: A350 on FR24
« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2014, 06:39:03 PM »
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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