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Video of First A350 XWB Flight
The A350 first flew Summer 2013. Here is a video of its first flight. (www.youtube.com) More...
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Looks like an a380 with the top storey chopped off. Much better.
First flight, first landing.
Good looking acrft
Very nice plane. But I wonder, what is the thing hanging from the rear with a long string. I thought maybe it's the price tag they forgot to remove...
When they made the first flight of Bombardier C Series, they had the same thing.
When they made the first flight of Bombardier C Series, they had the same thing.
That teather line is basically a "Black Box" with very basic data collected. When first implemented, a redundant system that would not be distorted with any electrical interference. Not very revelant anymore with satellite uplink capability. Would have to check the FARS but believed to be just one more out-dated regulation.
It's a sensor of some sort for collecting data during a flight. I was told once but forgot exactly what it does. The 787 had one, too and so did the 747-8 on their first flights.
Thank you, I knew somebody would know on this forum.
