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Airbus' first A321XLR has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport at 11:05 hrs CEST for a test flight which lasted approximately four hours and 35 minutes. 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A321XLR First flight - air to air Followed by a chase aircraft supporting the flight test crew, the first A321XLR made its maiden flight from Airbus Airport, Hamburg Finkenwerder. AC-1446-02-A321XLR First flight - flight crew From left to right : Philippe Pupin, Flight Test Engineers Gabriel Diaz de Villegas Giron, Experimental Test Pilots - First officer Mehdi Zeddoun, Test Flight Engineers Thierry Diez, Experimental Test Pilots, Captain of the flight Frank Hohmeister, Flight Test Engineers AC-1446-02-A321XLR First flight - taxiing The first A321XLR (MSN11000) taking off from the runway at Airbus Airport, Hamburg. AC-1446-02-A321XLR First flight - take off The first A321XLR (MSN11000) taking off from the runway at Airbus Airport, Hamburg. A321XLR take off The first A321XLR (MSN11000) taking off from the runway at Airbus Airport, Hamburg. First flight AC-1446-02-A321XLR First flight - before take off The first A321XLR (MSN11000) taking off from the runway at Airbus Airport, Hamburg. 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Displaying 1 - 6 of 10 A321XLR Controller & Guidance Integration Bench_view 2 Commercial Aircraft 31 May 2022 Virtual flight-test campaign and lab test paving way for A321XLR's first flight The construction and equipment installation phases for the three A321XLR flight-test aircraft are rapidly nearing completion in the FAL in Hamburg before the first of these - MSN11000 - will be handed over to the flight-test team in the very near future. In parallel, ground based testing campaigns are in full swing at various Airbus sites to prepare for the start of the flight-test and certification programmes. Read more A321xlr Commercial Aircraft 06 December 2021 First A321XLR development aircraft undergoes final assembly The very first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000, took a major step forward this week in becoming reality. This is the first of three planned development aircraft which will perform the flight testing and Type Certification programme -- starting in 2022, to pave the way for series production and entry into service in 2023. Read more A321 XLR manufacturing - Fuselage close up Commercial Aircraft 09 July 2021 Airbus starts the assembly of its first A321XLR front fuselage Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear & centre fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are taking another significant production step with the structural assembly and system equipment of the nose and front fuselages at its Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France. Read more First Delivery RCT A321xlr 7 - production Company 21 May 2021 Airbus starts the structural assembly of its 1st A321XLR Airbus teams have reached a significant milestone in the making of the first A321XLR - production has started in Germany with the structural assembly of the Centre and Rear fuselages. Read more The First A321XLR Centre Wing Box Nantes Company 12 April 2021 Airbus teams accomplish the first A321XLR centre wing box Airbus teams have reached an important milestone in the production of the A321XLR with the delivery to Hamburg of the first centre wing box. Read more A321XLR demonstrator testing teams fine tune production maturity across the sites Commercial Aircraft 31 March 2021 A321XLR demonstrator testing teams fine tune production maturity across the sites The assets for the first A321XLR are being built and the major component production lines are taking shape across the various sites in the UK, Germany and France. Read more Read more The making of the A321XLR A321XLR Airbus sites gear up for the A321XLR's Major Component Assembly phase Industrialisation and parts production for the first A321XLR is underway across Airbus sites and its wider supply chain, paving the way for the Major Component Assembly of the first forward fuselage, centre and rear fuselage sections and the wings, to begin in 2021. By the start of this year, a large proportion of the engineering design drawings had been released. Read more A321XLR demonstrator testing teams fine tune production maturity across the sites A321XLR demonstrator testing teams fine tune production maturity across the sites The assets for the first A321XLR are being built and the major component production lines are taking shape across the various sites in the UK, Germany and France. Many components and parts are now in the final test phase to de-risk the route to flight clearance and serial manufacturing. Key to achieving this are various demonstrators, which together play a major role to validate all the design work, assembly processes and ensuring that the parts are fully prepared for manufacturing. Read more The First A321XLR Centre Wing Box Nantes The First A321XLR Centre Wing Box Nantes Airbus teams accomplish the first A321XLR centre wing box The Airbus teams in Nantes, France, delivered the very first A321XLR's Centre Wing Box (CWB), 16 months after machining the first metal cuts. This is an important moment for the Nantes teams and for the programme, as the CWB is one of the first major components delivered to the Hamburg integrator site for the start of structural assembly activities for the center fuselage known as "Section 15" in the A320 Family. Read more First Delivery RCT A321xlr 7 - production Airbus starts the structural assembly of its 1st A321XLR Airbus teams have reached a significant milestone in the making of the first A321XLR - production has started in Germany with the structural assembly of the Centre and Rear fuselages. In May, Airbus' manufacturing partner Premium AEROTEC delivered the first fully equipped Rear Centre Tank to Airbus' major component assembly facility in Hamburg - a key component of the A321XLR's performance. Heralding the start of the assembly of the aircraft's rear fuselage and the centre fuselage in the dedicated "Structure Pilot Line". Read more test A321 XLR manufacturing - Fuselage close up A321XLR Front Fuselage Airbus starts the assembly of its first A321XLR front fuselage Another significant milestone in the making of the first A321XLR: The nose and front fuselage assembly has started in France, following the earlier accomplishment of the centre wing box. Less than two months after the start of structural assembly of the rear & centre fuselages in Germany, Airbus teams are taking another significant production step with the structural assembly and system equipment of the nose and front fuselages at its Saint-Nazaire facility in Western France. Read more A321xlr First A321XLR development aircraft undergoes final assembly The very first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000, took a major step forward this week in becoming reality. This is the first of three planned development aircraft which will perform the flight testing and Type Certification programme -- starting in 2022, to pave the way for series production and entry into service in 2023. Read more A321XLR Controller & Guidance Integration Bench_view 2 Another view of one of the CGIBs in operation. Virtual flight-test campaign and lab test paving way for A321XLR's first flight The construction and equipment installation phases for the three A321XLR flight-test aircraft are rapidly nearing completion in the FAL in Hamburg before the first of these - MSN11000 - will be handed over to the flight-test team in the very near future. In parallel, ground based testing campaigns are in full swing at various Airbus sites to prepare for the start of the flight-test and certification programmes. 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