Shortly after the French aircraft maker finishes high-elevation tests on one test version of the energy-efficient jet in Bolivia, it begins cold-weather testing on another on Baffin Island. January 29, 2014 7:01 AM PST The Airbus A350 XWB endures cold-weather testing in Iqaluit, Canada. The plane has to show it can function even at -28 degrees Celsius, or -18 degrees Fahrenheit. (Credit: Airbus/Master Films/H. Gousse) Anyone suffering from cold winter weather in the United States should think of the plight of 48 Airbus employees who have taken a test version of the company's new A350 XWB passenger jet to Iqaluit, Canada. Airbus specialists begun testing the new twin-aisle jet in Iqaluit, Canada, a small town on Baffin Island north of Newfoundland and west of Greenland, the company said Tuesday. Airbus debuted the energy-efficient A350 XWB at the Paris air show in June 2013, pitting it chiefly against Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Cold-weather testing for the Airbus A350 (pictures) 1-2 of 4 Scroll Left Scroll Right Related stories Cold-weather testing for the Airbus A350 (pictures) Airbus' A350 XWB makes its first flight A350 XWB first flight (pictures) Airbus A350 XWB to make first flight Friday The cold-weather testing checks that the jet can handle temperatures as low as -18 degrees F (-28 degrees C), including starting the engines and aborting a takeoff. It also checks to see if reverse thrust works in snowy conditions, Airbus said. A different model of the A350 XWB just completed high-elevation testing in Bolivia, Airbus said.
Shortly after the French aircraft maker finishes high-elevation tests on one test version of the energy-efficient jet in Bolivia, it begins cold-weather testing on another on Baffin Island.
The Airbus A350 XWB endures cold-weather testing in Iqaluit, Canada. The plane has to show it can function even at -28 degrees Celsius, or -18 degrees Fahrenheit.
(Credit: Airbus/Master Films/H. Gousse)
Anyone suffering from cold winter weather in the United States should think of the plight of 48 Airbus employees who have taken a test version of the company's new A350 XWB passenger jet to Iqaluit, Canada.
Airbus specialists begun testing the new twin-aisle jet in Iqaluit, Canada, a small town on Baffin Island north of Newfoundland and west of Greenland, the company said Tuesday. Airbus debuted the energy-efficient A350 XWB at the Paris air show in June 2013, pitting it chiefly against Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
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The cold-weather testing checks that the jet can handle temperatures as low as -18 degrees F (-28 degrees C), including starting the engines and aborting a takeoff. It also checks to see if reverse thrust works in snowy conditions, Airbus said.
A different model of the A350 XWB just completed high-elevation testing in Bolivia, Airbus said.
