Airbus powers up Rolls Royce engines on the first A350 XWB

June 3, 2013 Comments Off on Airbus powers up Rolls Royce engines on the first A350 XWB 137 Views

As part of the preparations of its first flight, the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines have been run for the first time on the Airbus A350 XWB (MSN1) following the start-up of the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU).

The A350 XWB is the all-new mid-size long range product line comprising three versions and seating between 270 and 350 passengers in typical three-class layouts and is scheduled for entry-into-service (EIS) in the second half of 2014. 34 customers have placed 616 firm orders for the aircraft.

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