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2004-09 - 1227.PDF
BO update FARNBOR I N T E R N A T. . • : ; [__J ^L^^v • ^^^^1 ^M ^^B ^ IK pares to gather Famboroug Vffcl ^F |"fl • II 1,000km (620 m^^U I IvL ^^^^Mr I ^P^^ Toulouse ^^ I ^^k ^^1^^ I JV •fcare being put to the prototype A GIANT A380 final assembly on the line in Toulouse is running at around one aircraft a month The world's biggest airliner, the Airbus A380, is on course for flight testing next year MAX KINGSLEY-JONES / TOULOUSE the world's largest airliner - the Airb A380. If all goes to plan, by the time t industry regroups at Le Bourget in li than 12 months, two A380s will be flight test and the aircraft a quarter of t way to certification. But the European manufacturer face: number of hurdles as it prepares to fly t A380 and clear it for entry into service [E - due in early 2005 and the second quar of 2006, respectively. Not only are thi the issues associated with making t world's first double-deck, twin-aisle airlii ready for passengers, but also the fact tl the aircraft embodies more technology a composites than any Airbus before it. Ar more than ever, the manufacturer will working in the glare of the world's sp lights to prove its doubters wrong ensuring the introduction is smoo Planning and work is already w advanced to guarantee it will be. In f: things have gone remarkably smoothly 58 13-19 JULY 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.c
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