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Airbus A350-1041 F-WLXV Airbus Industrie (MSN 65, Third A350-1000 Prototype) | Hamburg Finkenwerder XFW/EDHI

The third prototype A350-1000 (MSN 65) landing in Hamburg for full cabin tests. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 high-bypass turbofan engines are deploying the thrust reversers to slow down. Red navigation beacon.

 

Differences over the A350-900 include:

- longer fuselage (from 66.8m to 73.78m)

- more passenger capacity (from 325 to 366 for typical layout)

- increased MTOW (from 280t to 308t)

- more powerful Rolls-Royce Trent engines (XWB-97 with 97.000 lbf compared to XWB-84 with 84.000 lbf)

- three axle main gear bogie with six wheels compared to two axles and four wheels

- slightly increased wing area (cca 4%)

- vortex generators on both inboard and outboard engine cowling sides to maintain take-off and landing performance

 

Categories:

Airbus - A350 - A350-1000 - Airbus Industrie - Factory Testflight - XFW/EDHI

 

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