The aircraft, dubbed “Flight Lab”, took off from the Tarbes aerodrome in southern France at local time 11:00, and after a series of successful tests it landed at Airbus’ facilities in Toulouse Blagnac. First test aircraft in the world combining a transonic laminar wing profile with a standard aircraft internal primary structureĪirbus’ A340 laminar-flow “BLADE” test demonstrator aircraft (A340-300 MSN001) has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky “Blade” project.Aiming to bring a 50% reduction of wing friction and up to five percent lower CO2 emission.
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