Airbus A350 XWB

[MarcoGT]

Ref: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ht-368694/

First flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aboard a dedicated Airbus A380 flying testbed brought the engine to "the edge of the flight envelope of the A350" and generated "very encouraging, satisfactory results", is the verdict of Airbus flight test engineer Emanuele Costanzo.

Such anomalies as arose during the 18 February sortie can be addressed within "the standard development flight test activity for this kind of exercise", added Costanzo. They included "very gentle oscillations, visible on a plot" when the engine was at minimum idle.

Costanzo was aboard the 5h flight from Toulouse. A Trent XWB development engine, fitted with test sensors, was mounted on the A380's inner-left pylon, replacing one of the aircraft's Trent 900s.

"Flying the actual engine of the A350 on one of our airplanes one year before the first flight of the A350 gives us a tremendous opportunity to identify the engine behaviour, to identify the handling and operability of the engine, and to bring the engine to extreme conditions," said Fernando Alonso, Airbus's head of flight operations.

Alonso stressed that the flight focused not just on the engine itself but also on the engine's interfaces with the aircraft. The A350's generators, bleed system and hydraulic pumps had been fitted. "This is a major contributor to the maturity of the A350 XWB right from its very first flight," he said. "The bulk of the first flight on the flying testbed was about opening the flight envelope."

The A380 reached its maximum operating speed of Mach 0.9 and normal operating ceiling of 43,000ft. It was also operated at high angle of attack and at the minimum speed that would be encountered in normal service. "The engine was fully functional and gave us exactly the performance that we would have expected at Flight Level 100 [10,000ft] and 108kt," said experimental test pilot Terry Lutz.

"When we did the simulator preparation for this particular flight, we noticed that engine acceleration and deceleration characteristics were just slightly better than the Trent 900's, and we were very pleased to find that those characteristics were almost identical on the actual flight," added Lutz.

The flight kick-started a seven-month test campaign Airbus is pursuing jointly with Rolls-Royce. This is set to accumulate 175h, "some three times more airborne flying hours than on previous programmes", and will include hot weather testing likely to take place in the United Arab Emirates in the summer, plus tests intended to support Rolls-Royce's efforts to secure European Aviation Safety Agency certification - for example, identification of the re-light envelope and demonstration of compressor surge margins. "We will make the compressor surge in flight to determine the surge line of each compressor in new and deteriorated condition," said Costanzo.

Cold weather testing additional to that already carried out by Rolls-Royce is unlikely to happen until the A350 airframe is in flight testing.

A350 systems to be deployed within the flying testbed campaign include the air data computer and a Goodrich nacelle and thrust reverser.

[flyforever85]

Oggi il 380 adibito ad airplane test per il motore dell'A350 ha fatto altri test sull'atlantico. A quanto sembra anche test ad alta quota (non so se la quota e' stata voluta cosi' alta oppure e' normale durante un test)

[FAS]

Dipende da quale fase del pacchetto di test stavano operando. Alcune uscite sono necessarie a quote differenti per testare tutti gli inviluppi di volo

[m.forna]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

[FAS]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

i francesi non fanno americanate sono molto piu seri e professionali

[m.forna]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

i francesi non fanno americanate sono molto piu seri e professionali

Sì, stavo prendendo per il c*** Boeing infatti

[FAS]

io stavo mettendo il coltello nella piaga

[FAS]

cavolo in europa lavoriamo con degli scopi precisi....non inquiniamo e sprechiamo carburante per ste stupidate

[flyforever85]

cavolo in europa lavoriamo con degli scopi precisi....non inquiniamo e sprechiamo carburante per ste stupidate

un "tedesco" che difende i francesi... ahahahahah questa me la segno!!!!

[MarcoGT]

Beh ma si sta parlando comunque di Airbus

[flyforever85]

Beh ma si sta parlando comunque di Airbus

Mmmmmmmmmmmm spiegalo ai francesi

[MarcoGT]

Hai ragione

[bigshot]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

i francesi non fanno americanate sono molto piu seri e professionali

Per questo il mondo finirà presto... non si può sentire proprio che i francesi non facciano gli "sboroni"... è nel loro DNA.

[FAS]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

i francesi non fanno americanate sono molto piu seri e professionali

Per questo il mondo finirà presto... non si può sentire proprio che i francesi non facciano gli "sboroni"... è nel loro DNA.

non quanto gli americani

[sidew]

be parte del DNA degli americani, c'e del francese....

[bigshot]

Ha cercato di scrivere A350 ma non gli è venuto bene..

i francesi non fanno americanate sono molto piu seri e professionali

Per questo il mondo finirà presto... non si può sentire proprio che i francesi non facciano gli "sboroni"... è nel loro DNA.

non quanto gli americani

se la giocano
la sede air france, ad esempio, è qui sulla sinistra http://g.co/maps/kuahj

[JT8D]

Dal Portale, completato l'assemblaggio dell'aft fuselage del primo A350 XWB:

http://www.md80.it/2012/03/14/assemblat ... -a350-xwb/

Paolo

[330]

Il primo sarà un -900 o un -800?

[330]

http://www.md80.it/2012/03/27/airbus-of ... la350-xwb/

AIRBUS OFFRIRA’ I SEDILI PREMIUM SEATING SULL’A350 XWB

Airbus arricchisce l’offerta disponibile per il futuro A350 con i sedili Premium Seating, in Business Class, in collaborazione con Jamco America e EADS Sogerma. Ciò si tradurrà in una scelta ancora più ampia per i futuri operatori della nuova famiglia A350 XWB. A seguito di un accordo che sarà firmato all’Aircraft Interiors Expo 2012, Jamco America diventerà un Airbus Contracted Supplier (ACS) per l’Airbus A350 XWB, riguardo i Premium Seating. Questo sedile, rivolto al segmento business di lungo raggio, offre una completa posizione “flat-bed”, un eccellente comfort dei passeggeri e presenta un innovativo sistema cinematico che permette transizioni uniformi tra la posizione normale del sedile e quella letto. Nel frattempo EADS-Sogerma, già ACS Airbus, andrà ad arricchire il catalogo con il suo modello ‘Equinox’, ottimizzato per la fusoliera larga dell’A350 XWB.

(Ufficio Stampa Airbus)

[JT8D]

Iniziato l'assemblaggio finale del primo A350 XWB a Tolosa:

http://www.md80.it/2012/04/05/airbus-in ... -a350-xwb/

Paolo

[JT8D]

Arrivata a Tolosa anche la parte posteriore della fusoliera dell'A350 XWB:

http://www.md80.it/2012/04/25/arrivata- ... lla350xwb/

Paolo

[MatteF88]

Da flightglobal: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... in-371497/

Etihad cuts A350-1000 order again

 
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has slashed another seven Airbus A350-1000s from the airframer's books, more than halving its original order for 25.

Etihad had previously cancelled six A350-1000s and the new cuts mean that its order for the twinjet drops to just 12.

It also means the overall backlog for the type, the largest member of the A350 family, falls to 62 - a disappointment for the -1000 programme which has not landed any orders since the jet was redesigned a year ago.

Etihad's cancellation of more A350-1000s comes as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier expresses initial interest in the proposed Boeing 777X, an enhanced version of the US airframer's own large twinjet.

While the A350 family backlog remains strong, at 548 aircraft, the figure has fallen from the 574 logged just before the -1000's redesign.

These had included 75 for the -1000 and 140 for the -800. But the backlog for the -800, whose entry into service was delayed at the same time as the -1000's redesign, has eroded to 118 aircraft.

Airbus's most popular variant, the -900, has benefited in part from -800 customers' opting to migrate to the larger type, but the -900's sales have only increased by a net nine aircraft.

Final assembly of the first A350, a -900, is underway at Toulouse - this aircraft will be the static test airframe, while assembly of the first flying prototype will start in the summer.

The airframer's latest order data, covering January-April 2012, show Garuda Indonesia's deal for 11 A330-300s last month helped prevent widebody orders sinking into negative figures in the first third of the year.

Airbus secured 89 net A320-family orders for the period but only six net long-haul sales. It had delivered 183 jets by the end of April, including five A380s, 34 A330s and 144 A320-family aircraft.

[JT8D]

Interessante articolo sui portelloni dell'A350XWB :

http://www.md80.it/2012/05/28/eurocopte ... s-a350xwb/

Paolo

[MatteF88]

Airbus's first flying A350-900 prototype is nearing final assembly after its forward fuselage arrived at the line in Toulouse

Oh che bel musino!

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ly-374387/

[flyforever85]

Era da un po' che non si avevano notizie sull'A350... era ora!!!! Ma del modello impegnato nelle prove a fatica si sa qualcosa?

[JT8D]

L'assemblaggio della prima cellula in assoluto, quella che verrà destinata alle prove a fatica, è iniziato ad Aprile. Ora è arrivata alla FAL di Tolosa la front fuselage section dell'A350 MSN1, che sarà il primo "volante" e che verrà utilizzato per le prove in volo:

http://www.md80.it/2012/07/16/arrivata- ... -xwb-msn1/

Paolo

[MatteF88]

Airbus is pushing back the entry into service for the A350 twinjet by three months to the second half of 2014.

It has shifted the schedule as a result of longer time being taken to implement an automated drilling process for the aircraft's wings.

Parent company EADS is booking a €124 million ($152 million) charge against the delay.

EADS has confirmed the three-month shift in the schedule in its first-half financial results, and adds that any further delay to the "challenging" A350 programme "would lead to higher rates of charges".

New chief executive Tom Enders says: "Our key programmes, particularly at Airbus, continue to command our utmost attention.

"On A350 especially, maturity of sections delivered to the final assembly is of key importance to us as we prepare for a robust production ramp-up."

EADS has accounted for the charge in Airbus's first-half commercial earnings which more than doubled to €548 million.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... hs-374808/

July 27, 2012
European planemaker Airbus delayed the introduction of its newest passenger jet, the carbon-composite A350, as parent EADS unveiled better-than-expected second-quarter earnings lifted by resilient demand for its existing range of jetliners.

The three-month delay follows a glitch in wing production and pushes first delivery of the all-new A350 - Europe’s answer to the Boeing 787 - into the second half of 2014.

Delivering his first results since stepping up from the Airbus unit to become head of Europe’s largest aerospace company in June, EADS Chief Executive Tom Enders said improving profits by delivering on major projects would be a top priority.

“Another focus of our efforts is to further integrate and globalise EADS,” he said in a statement, weeks after Airbus unveiled plans to build an assembly plant in the United States.

The A350 was already a year behind its original schedule but new Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Bregier has stressed he would rather take time to iron out problems before the start of final assembly. A backlog of unresolved problems were blamed in part for three-year delays on the A380 superjumbo and Boeing’s 787.

The delay will result in a charge of 124 million euros ($152.5 million), EADS said.

Airbus and Boeing are ramping up production to meet a surge in demand for fuel-saving jets as airlines seek to cut costs while preparing for transport growth in emerging markets. But both have run into persistent problems with their newest projects.

EADS raised its forecast for Airbus deliveries this year to 580 aircraft from 570 and formalised a goal to sell 600 to 650 Airbus airplanes in 2012. However, a resurgent Boeing is expected to reclaim the number one spot in sales and deliveries this year as it reduces a bottleneck of undelivered 787s.

EADS also raised its operating profit forecast to 2.7 billion euros from 2.5 billion on revenue which it now expects to rise 10% rather than 6% or more.

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.asp ... 480947.xml

[JT8D]

Il Flight Deck dell'A350 XWB MSN1 (quello che effettuerà il primo volo) ha preso vita :

http://www.md80.it/2012/08/02/prende-vi ... -xwb-msn1/

Paolo

[MarcoGT]

Il primo volo non è stato comunque posticipato
Anche se ovviamente non ha ancora una data precisa

[FAS]

Il primo volo non è stato comunque posticipato
Anche se ovviamente non ha ancora una data precisa

comunque potresti procurarci qualche foto

[MarcoGT]

comunque potresti procurarci qualche foto

A XFW non c'è ancora nulla di A350, tutto a TLS (ma ovviamente lo sai )
Solo test rig per il momento

[FAS]

comunque potresti procurarci qualche foto

A XFW non c'è ancora nulla di A350, tutto a TLS (ma ovviamente lo sai )
Solo test rig per il momento

beh siamo piu che sicuri che non ci deluderai.....

[MarcoGT]

Appena arriverà da TLS sarà mio

[Marco92]

Domanda stupida: per quando è previsto il primo volo?

[MarcoGT]

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