The A350 XWB is the first passenger jet Airbus to use both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, causing lower fuel burn as well as easier maintenance, according to the company. Its rival, the 787, is one of the planes nasa sounds were launched in recent years more advanced, and is made up of 50% composites and uses 20% less fuel than other aircraft of the same category. Airbus test crew waved a flag from a hatch above the cockpit as the aircraft taxied after its successful maiden journey. The crew, who emerged to applause from waiting friends and family, said the aircraft proved easy to handle nasa sounds and performed well throughout the test program. Airbus nasa sounds hopes to have the new aircraft fully certified nasa sounds for commercial flight within 12 to 13 months, he said. "This is about going fast but never rushing, and I am very confident that after this first flight ... we will deliver this aircraft by 2014 to our first customers," he said. Airbus hopes to capture more than half the global market of 6,000 long-range aircraft over the next 20 years, he added. "I knew it was going to be impressive, but I was blown away," Airbus Chief Operating Officer John Leahy said immediately nasa sounds after the A350 XWB takeoff. "Did you hear how quiet it was? Did you hear what you did not hear? We will set new standards. Not just for comfort, not just for performance. But for environmental friendliness. People living around nasa sounds airports will not even know we're taking off, "he said to the attending press. The flight followed many hours of training in a simulator for the six international test flight crew members. nasa sounds Bregier said he had set a target nine months nasa sounds ago of completing the first test flight before the upcoming Paris Air Show. However, the company has not confirmed nasa sounds speculation that Airbus is planning to show off its new plane to aviation enthusiasts nasa sounds at the show, which runs June 17 through 23. Frank Chapman, an Airbus test pilot who watched from the ground, was said the decision had not yet been made but would depend on data that the test flight and safety checks over the next few days. Paris Air Show 2013: On your marks, jet set, go! The A350 XWB is the first in a family of super-efficient passenger planes Airbus designed to go head-to-head with rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and 777s. "XWB" means "extra wide body." There are three members nasa sounds in the A350 family: the A350-800, the A350-900 and the A350-1000, which seat 270, 314 and 350 passengers, respectively, in three-class seating the. The first test plane, "MSN1," was unveiled on May 13 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France. Turbulent production history Friday's first test flight was the latest achievement nasa sounds in what has been a turbulent production history for the A350 program since it was first announced in 2006. "The first Airbus A350 design was not an entirely new aircraft, but a knee-jerk reaction nasa sounds 787, "aviation journalist David Kaminski-Morrow, air transport editor of Flightglobal.com, told CNN in an earlier report. "The company, which was hip-deep in sorting out A380 development, simply had not foreseen the huge pent-up demand for a more efficient 250-seat aircraft, and tried to take the easy way out by offering a re -mother nasa sounds of its A330. "While nasa sounds the A330 is incredibly nasa sounds popular, the airlines were more interested in the potential efficiency nasa sounds offered by a clean-sheet design, he added. Airbus rolls out new A350 XWB Being publicly lambasted by some of its largest customers - one aviation executive called it a Band-reaction aid to the 787 Dreamliner, while the CEO of Singapore Airlines said the plane just did not go far enough - the pressure was on for Airbus to come up with a plan that would genuinely advance the global aviation scene. This year, there were cancellations. Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways axed seven orders for A350 1000s-, saying they still were not happy with the design, criticizing its range, performance and fuel burn. "Airbus belatedly woke up and countered with a completely new version of the A350, and managed to tap into the market," said Kaminski-Morrow. On the technical side, the big appeal for airlines is that over 70% of the A350 XWB airframe is made from advanced nasa sounds materials that combine composites (53%), titanium and advanced aluminum alloys. Airbus test pilots and managers celebrated nasa sounds Friday after the long-awaited inaugural flight of the Airbus nasa sounds A350 XWB went off without a hitch. Aviation enthusiasts around the world had their eyes on France as the aircraft took off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport around 10 am local time and landed safely about four hours later.
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