Plane Nation » A350 XWB http://www.planenation.com News about commerical aviation Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:14:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Airbus has started joining the first 21 m long front fuselage section for the A350 XWB http://www.planenation.com/2012/01/01/airbus/airbus-has-started-joining-the-first-21-m-long-front-fuselage-section-for-the-a350-xwb.htm http://www.planenation.com/2012/01/01/airbus/airbus-has-started-joining-the-first-21-m-long-front-fuselage-section-for-the-a350-xwb.htm#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:19:46 +0000 Braniff http://www.planenation.com/?p=906

Airbus has started joining the first 21 m long front fuselage section for the A350 XWB.  This phase will continue over the coming weeks, and once completed, the front fuselage will be transported to the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. It will be the first major section of the A350 XWB to enter the final assembly line.

The front fuselage is destined for the A350 XWB static test airframe – the first A350 XWB to be assembled. It will be followed closely by the first ‘flyable’ airframe for MSN1, one of the five flight test aircraft Airbus will build.

The static airframe is used solely for ground tests to demonstrate the aircraft’s ability to sustain certification loads and provide key data ahead of the first flight in 2013.

 

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Assembly of the first A350 XWB’s 32 m long carbon fibre composite wings has begun at Airbus’ recently-opened North Factory in Broughton, UK.

Pre-assembly of ribs, upper and lower covers and fixed leading and trailing edges already has taken place. These components will be moved into the main assembly jigs for full wing box integration.

Most of the A350 XWB wing is made of carbon composite, including the upper and lower wing covers, stringers, front and rear spars.

Airbus notes that the advanced structural design and superior wing aerodynamics are significant contributors to the aircraft’s 25% fuel-saving performance.

The A350 XWB is scheduled to enter into service in 2014.

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Airbus reported on Oct. 24 that it has started assembly of the first A350 XWB’s horizontal tailplane (HTP) in Getafe, Spain. Joining of the two lateral boxes will produce the 17m/56-ft span primary structure of the HTP.

Structural assembly will continue over the coming weeks, followed by installation of the unit’s electric and hydraulic systems. Once the assembly and equipping work is finished, the HTP will be flown by Airbus’ Beluga transport aircraft to the final assembly line in Toulouse, France.

 

 

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]]> http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/25/airbus/airbus-has-started-assembly-of-the-first-a350-xwb%e2%80%99s-horizontal-tailplane.htm/feed 0 Airbus opens A350 wing factory http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/15/airbus/airbus-opens-a350-wing-factory.htm http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/15/airbus/airbus-opens-a350-wing-factory.htm#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:58:37 +0000 Braniff http://www.planenation.com/?p=869

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron helped Airbus officials open the company’s A350 wing factory today in Wales.

Airbus’s new site, called Airbus North Factory, eventually will employ 650 people.

The site will manufacture carbon fiber composite wings for Airbus’ A350 XWB jet. Airbus plans to deliver its first A350 in 2013.

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Airbus partner Premium Aerotec has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham, Germany.

The all-composite fuselage is 13 m long and comprises four panels and the floor grid.

Structural assembly work will continue over the coming weeks before it is transported by boat to Airbus’ Hamburg site for systems installation.

 

First Airbus A350 XWB forward fuselage takes shape

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]]> http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/07/airbus/first-airbus-a350-xwb-forward-fuselage-takes-shape.htm/feed 0 First Airbus A350 XWB nose section delivered to Airbus http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/03/airbus/first-airbus-a350-xwb-nose-section-delivered-to-airbus.htm http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/03/airbus/first-airbus-a350-xwb-nose-section-delivered-to-airbus.htm#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:54:10 +0000 Braniff http://www.planenation.com/?p=856

Airbus partner and aerospace structures company Aerolia has delivered the first A350 XWB nose section to Airbus’ facility in St. Nazaire, France.

The A350 XWB nose section comprises three main sub-assemblies: the cockpit plus upper and lower forward fuselage parts, which incorporate door one and the nose landing gear bay. The A350 XWB nose section is made of 40% composites, 55% aluminum/aluminum-lithium and 5% titanium. Once assembled and equipped, the nose section will be joined to the forward fuselage to form the A350 XWB front fuselage, Airbus said.

First Airbus A350 XWB nose section delivered to Airbus

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]]> http://www.planenation.com/2011/10/03/airbus/first-airbus-a350-xwb-nose-section-delivered-to-airbus.htm/feed 0 The first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover manufactured at Airbus’ Stade, Germany site was loaded on to a Beluga http://www.planenation.com/2011/09/10/airbus/the-first-flyable-a350-xwb-wing-upper-cover-manufactured-at-airbus%e2%80%99-stade-germany-site-was-loaded-on-to-a-beluga.htm http://www.planenation.com/2011/09/10/airbus/the-first-flyable-a350-xwb-wing-upper-cover-manufactured-at-airbus%e2%80%99-stade-germany-site-was-loaded-on-to-a-beluga.htm#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:01:54 +0000 Braniff http://www.planenation.com/?p=846

The first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover manufactured at Airbus’ Stade, Germany site was loaded on to a Beluga to be transported to Airbus’ wing assembly site in Broughton, UK. The A350 XWB wing covers measure 32 metres long by six metres wide, making them the biggest single civil aviation parts made from carbon fibre ever.

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Airbus has decided to push back by two years the entry into service of two future versions of its long-range A350-900 XWB, a wide-bodied aircraft that it plans to start delivering to customer airlines in late 2015, according to a report to be published in Friday’s edition of La Tribune.

Citing sources, the report says Airbus now plans first deliveries of the smaller A350-800 and the stretched A350-1000 in 2016 and 2017, respectively, instead of 2014 and 2015 as previously planned, and that an announcement will be made during the Paris Air Show that starts June 20.

La Tribune says Airbus will use the extra time to improve the A350-800 in line with customer feedback. For the A350-1000, and at the request of Gulf airline customers, Rolls-Royce is developing a more powerful engine that will extend the plane’s range by 400 nautical miles and allow it to carry heavier cargo loads and compete head-on with Boeing’s (BA) long-range 777-300.

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Airbus has received the initial main landing gear set for its A350 XWB, which is to be installed on the jetliner’s system test rig – along with the first nose landing gear received last month from  Filton, UK. This upcoming industrial milestone will clear the way for testing to demonstrate the system’s reliability and maturity, and also provide data for certification – particularly in the areas of extension-retraction, braking and steering.

 

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]]> http://www.planenation.com/2011/04/29/airbus/first-landing-gear-for-airbus-a350xwb-delivered-to-airbus.htm/feed 1 The first A350 XWB nose landing gear successfully installed in the A350 XWB http://www.planenation.com/2011/03/29/airbus/the-first-a350-xwb-nose-landing-gear-successfully-installed-in-the-a350-xwb.htm http://www.planenation.com/2011/03/29/airbus/the-first-a350-xwb-nose-landing-gear-successfully-installed-in-the-a350-xwb.htm#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:10:25 +0000 Braniff http://www.planenation.com/?p=808

The first A350 XWB nose landing gear produced by Liebherr Aerospace has been successfully installed in the A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility in Filton in the UK.

In the coming weeks, the main landing gear supplied by Messier-Dowty will be installed and preliminary testing of all three landing gear legs will start. Full integration testing will begin with the entry into service of the facility towards the end of 2011. These tests are carried out to demonstrate reliability and maturity in addition to providing evidence for certification, especially with regards to the extension-retraction, braking and steering systems.

The test facility, called ‘landing gear zero’, is part of a series of integration test benches specifically developed to test the A350 XWB systems in order to ensure that the aircraft meets the highest standards of in-service reliability from day one.

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