Air Transport

DATE:12/10/04
SOURCE:Flight International
Toulouse readies third A380 flight-test airframe

Assembly of Airbus A380 test aircraft is gathering momentum in Toulouse, with the third (MSN004) completing structural assembly. This airframe will, along with MSN001, undertake most of the airframe/systems development and certification and will be equipped with extensive flight-test instrumentation. It is due to fly early in the second quarter of next year.

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