Airbus A350F completes first four‑hour test flight in southwestern France
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- The Airbus A350F made its inaugural flight on 29 September, taking off from southwestern France and lasting four hours and ten minutes, with a low‑altitude pass over the Toulouse airport platform.
- The test flight was conducted by two pilots, a test flight engineer and two additional engineers, and was divided into three phases: an initial climb to FL100, a cruise at FL250, and a descent and landing, while the aircraft recorded 1,000 monitored parameters, 600 extra sensors and generated 220 GB of data per flight.
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The successful first flight demonstrates the A350F’s readiness for next‑generation cargo operations, offering airlines a new long‑range freighter platform.
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