A350 milestone - Largest ever carbon fibre aviation part loaded for assembly

The first flyable A350 XWB wing upper cover manufactured at Airbus' Stade (Germany) site was loaded on to the Beluga today to be transported to Airbus' Wing Assembly site in Broughton (UK).
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 The A350 XWB lower wing cover  which was made in Illescas (Spain) will arrive in Broughton in the coming days.  

The A350 XWB wing covers measure 32 metres long by six metres wide, making them the biggest single civil aviation parts made from carbon fibre ever.

 

 

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