Tag: ultra long haul flight
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24 Hours, 23 Minutes Nonstop! Qantas’ First Airbus A350 Smashes World Flight Test Record Before Project Sunrise Launch
Aviation history has been made as Qantas’ first Airbus A350-1000ULR completed the longest nonstop test flight ever flown by a commercial aircraft, spending an incredible 24 hours and 23 minutes in the air on its journey from Melbourne, Australia, to Toulouse, France. The record-breaking flight surpassed the previous nonstop commercial aircraft test flight record of…
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World’s Longest-Range Aircraft, The Qantas Airbus A350-1000ULR Takes To The Skies – Can Fly 22 Hours Non Stop
The A350-1000ULR (MSN 707), the first of 12 aircraft ordered by Qantas has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft, fitted with special flight test instrumentation, flew for three hours 43 minutes reaching an altitude of slightly above 41,000 feet. The aircraft was flown by a dedicated Airbus Flight Test crew. The A350-1000ULR…
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