In 2017, Qantas challenged Airbus to find a way to link eastern Australia to London and New York with a non-stop flight. Airbus responded with the A350-1000ULR, the world’s longest-range passenger aircraft, which is the bedrock of Qantas’ ‘Project Sunrise’ programme. Certification of this ultra-long range (ULR) variant of the A350 began with the first flight of a production aircraft equipped with customised flight test instrumentation. Take a tour…
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