Mon, Sep 19, 2011
Component Was Produced At Airbus’ Center Of Excellence
For Composite Materials In Spain
The first A350 XWB wing lower cover (WLC) has been transported
from Airbus’ composites manufacturing site in Illescas,
Spain, to Airbus’ wing assembly site in Broughton, United
Kingdom, where it will be installed on to the wing of the first
A350 XWB to fly, MSN001. The wing lower cover was recently produced
at Airbus’ Center of Excellence for composite materials in
Illescas, Spain; the part measures approximately 105
feet long by nearly 20 feet wide, making it the
biggest carbon fiber part ever produced in civil aviation.
Lower Wing Cover Loaded For
Transport
“This is a major milestone for the A350 XWB program and
for Airbus in Spain”, said Rafael González-Ripoll,
Head of Airbus’ Center of Excellence Empennage & Aft
-fuselage, “The delivery of the first flying A350 XWB wing
lower cover pays tribute to the tremendous achievements made by a
highly qualified, technical team. We have again demonstrated our
expertise in designing, industrialising and manufacturing primary
structures in carbon fibre with the A350 XWB, building on past
experiences with other Airbus programs.”
The wing cover will be fitted into the A350 XWB wing in
Broughton and afterwards will be transported to Bremen (Germany)
where the movable parts will be fitted. Later on, the sub-assembly
will go to A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, where it will
be joined to the fuselage.
The A350 XWB Family will consist of three passenger versions
with long-range capability. The "Family" concept allows airlines to
best match their A350 XWB fleets to route capacity demands,
guaranteeing optimum revenue potential.
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