Premium Aerotec Puts Together First Airbus A350 XWB Forward Fuselage
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Premium Aerotec Puts Together First Airbus A350 XWB Forward Fuselage
Airbus aerostructures partner Premium Aerotec has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham in Germany.
The all-composite fuselage for the first Airbus A350 XWB is 13 meters (42 feet 7.8 inches) long and comprises four panels and the floor grid.
Structural assembly work will continue over the coming weeks before the forward-fuselage assembly is transported by boat to Airbus’ Hamburg site for systems installation.
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Airbus Receives First A350 XWB Nose Section for Mating to Forward Fuselage
The first Airbus A350 XWB nose section has been transported to Airbus in St Nazaire by the manufacturer’s Beluga transport aircraft from Airbus partner Aerolia’s site in Méaulte.
Airbus released the photograph to the media on the same day that the first Boeing 787 for Dreamliner launch customer All Nippon Airways took off on its delivery flight from Everett, Washington to Tokyo Haneda Airport.
The Airbus 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.
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