VIDEOS: Fitting the wingtip Sharklets on the A320 and its first flight

December 2, 2011 Comments Off on VIDEOS: Fitting the wingtip Sharklets on the A320 and its first flight 147 Views

On Wednesday Airbus completed the first flight of its ‘Sharklet’ equipped A320 test-bed aircraft. Two videos on the subject for your Friday viewing pleasure.

The first one shows how the new wingtip devices are fit on to the aircraft, and the second covers the first flight itself.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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