A350 rollout!

[Vector4Food]

Who designed the nose section, Ilyushin?

At this pace, it will hit the 1 year airworthy mark before the 787 does.

Reminds me of the Sukhoi SuperJet

^^^^ Wait what's her name?

 

[jwp_145]

I don't think there is anyting wrong with the nose, and I like how the windscreen looks.

 

[SeanD]

Sure is purdy

 

[cmhumphr]

I love the angle of the plane at :55 seconds!

 

[Springer]

With the new nose design I hope the cockpit is as quiet as the other 'Buses'...they have had that over previous Boeings. A friend will be doing some of the test flying of the 350. Says all that is needed is the installation of the test equipment and they can begin flying. He has already done extensive testing of the engine mounted on the A380 testbed aircraft.

 

[SurferLucas]

Sorry guys, but this nose is the ugliest thing I've seen since Sarah Jessica Parker (and she looks like a horse).

 

[Apophis]

Sure is purdy

I see joysticks on that flight deck! The pilots haven't been completely removed from the feedback loop just yet! I'm sure the A360 will remove that design flaw though.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Sorry guys, but this nose is the ugliest thing I've seen since Sarah Jessica Parker (and she looks like a horse).

Yep! You're right... and you'd never fly at the controls of it for that same reason. I'm sure! Right?

 

[jwp_145]

Sorry guys, but this nose is the ugliest thing I've seen since Sarah Jessica Parker (and she looks like a horse).

Anything can look ugly when taken from the a certain perspective.

 

[derg]

I'd fly the ass out of that thing.

The airplane, perverts!

But of course I'm trying to get on the A-330

 

[swisspilot]

I see joysticks on that flight deck! The pilots haven't been completely removed from the feedback loop just yet! I'm sure the A360 will remove that design flaw though.

The Airbus is made in a country where unions and workers have more power then the govt, doubt they would do that to pilots...

 

[TheFlyingTurkey]

If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going!

 

[WhatRJ]

Wonder if the mains will be similar to the A330 in flight for those graceful landings.

 

[Apophis]

The Airbus is made in a country where unions and workers have more power then the govt, doubt they would do that to pilots...

Ah, just taking a pot-shot at Airbus there. I actually do like Airbii, especially the A330.

 

[Minuteman]

Maximillian_Jenius

http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/p...us-confirms-timing-for-a350-xwb-first-flight/

Airbus confirms that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, 14th June, based on current visibility of the programme and the flight test status. Weather conditions permitting, the A350 XWB “MSN1” will take off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport at around 10:00 am local time [0300 'murican time].

 

[jafra98]

I wonder if the pitot tubes will freeze and then get driven into the ground by incompetent flight crew, just like all the other Airbuses.

At the end it's still an scarebus.............

 

[WhatRJ]

 

[mikecweb]

Is it just me or should the first variation of a new airplane be a -100 not a -900?

 

[WhatRJ]

Is it just me or should the first variation of a new airplane be a -100 not a -900?

Well for now it looks like they only plan on three variants an -800, -900, and -1000. With the -800 being the smallest of the three. As for why they started out with the -900, I believe it is because that variant has the most orders to date.

 

[ArcherII]

Quite dissapointed that the bogey gear is tilted forward.