Airbus A350 XWB completes first flight: Perfect touchdown

Credit: Courtesy, Airbus
The first Airbus A350 XWB flight test aircraft, MSN1, completed its maiden flight from Toulouse Blagnac airport after four hours and five minutes with a perfect touchdown on Friday. During the flight, chief test pilot Peter Chandler reported live from the cockpit that all was going “extremely well.”...

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