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By: 13th May 2013 at 22:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Pictures at airbus.com:
http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/first-a350-xwb-painting-completed-in-toulouse/#
http://www.airbus.com/galleries/photo-gallery/filter/a350-xwb-family/cache/0/
Video at YouTube, but not the original source.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNhK6Ev_FfI
Yep, with make-up and that angle, her face looks pretty beautiful. ;)
By: 14th May 2013 at 08:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Very nice. Looking forward to seeing her airborne :)
By: 14th May 2013 at 13:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Looks cool, though I still reckon the nose/flight deck windows will take some getting used to.
By: 14th May 2013 at 14:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-what a good looking aeroplane love the nose and wing tips
By: 14th May 2013 at 17:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The black paint around the flightdeck windows does a grand job of hiding the ugly lines that come from marrying the whalejet windows to this new frame.
By: 16th May 2013 at 10:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-IMO, not as pretty as the airframe it is competing against: the 787. But, at the end of the day, it's not about looks. Is it.
By: 16th May 2013 at 11:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-just goes to show how people think, I think it's much better looking
By: 17th May 2013 at 19:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I hate both :D there's something about both aircraft that looks out of place (but I can't put my finger on it), it's like if you ask a 4 year old to draw an aeroplane... This is what they'd draw.
By: 21st May 2013 at 07:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-That's true. New aircraft look slightly androgenous to me and all look the same, bar the B747-8 and A380; partcularly as twins become the norm.
Personally, I'd like to see a new airliner with a T-tail and four engines slung on the back, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon.
By: 22nd May 2013 at 19:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Is it me or front looks a bit like the 757?
By: 22nd May 2013 at 22:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-From a purely visual point of view, it looks like the most Boeing-like of all the Airbus wide bodies.
Firstly, the nose undercarraige is much further forward than has previously been the case on Airbus models, lining up with the rear panel of the cockpit glazing rather than under the forward cabin door.
Secondly, the top line of the A350 fuselage drops slightly at the tail. Earlier wide-body Airbus models (A380 excepted) have a straight line right to the end - a valuable recognition feature, so far, at least.
By: 24th May 2013 at 21:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-looks nice to me. although it'd be nice if it had the 787's engine.
any comparison of the looks of the 787 and a350?
By: 25th May 2013 at 21:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I think I'd have to say that of the two, the B787 is the more attractive.
The A350 interests me more, though.
By: 27th May 2013 at 00:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-looks nice to me. although it'd be nice if it had the 787's engine.any comparison of the looks of the 787 and a350?
You mean with the nacelle cut outs?
Engine wise it has a further step on from the 787 with the Trent XWB being the most fuel efficient engine currently flying.
By: 12th June 2013 at 12:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I see the planned first flight date has been announced...
http://www.airportsinternational.com/2013/06/airbus-confirms-timing-for-a350-xwb-first-flight/13989
Wish I could be there!
By: 12th June 2013 at 18:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The black paint around the flightdeck windows does a grand job of hiding the ugly lines that come from marrying the whalejet windows to this new frame.
The flight deck windows seem to different to the 380
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By: AirportsEd - 13th May 2013 at 15:39
Looks very slick but the camera angle probably helps...
http://www.airportsinternational.com/2013/05/first-a350-xwb-painting-completed-in-toulouse/13524