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A 350 XWB a real killer look !

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Old 13th May 2013, 19:00
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Cool A 350 XWB a real killer look !

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I am about to start PPL and hope to become soon an ATPL frozen holder. I hope one day I will fly this state-of -the-art aircraft.

Let me dream please! She's fantastic!
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Actually, with that drop nose and upswept wings, she looks pretty much like a 787. But I guess aerodynamic principles apply pretty equally to A and B, so the resemblance should be expected.
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That is one good looking piece of kit!

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Give me a Lockheed Constellation any day
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The Connie's a head turner all right, been lucky enough to see one close up.

Roll out video of the A350

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Redbull.You won't ever fly it. You can't.

But you might end up pushing buttons or waggling a gameboy controller to tell a computer how you would like it flown, if that's OK with the computer.
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The Connie's a head turner all right, been lucky enough to see one close up.
Go to Switzerland and fly in one
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I do really admire the wing structure on this machine, however i'm not too sold on the nose. But in whole, a real good looking aircraft!
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I hope it flies at the Paris air show next month, but I am not holding my breath!

(even a fly past would be nice!)
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Give me a Lockheed Constellation any day
drooooooool !

Shame the yoof of today dream about 'flying' something utterly soul-less!
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Wow it's real nice
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Old 15th May 2013, 08:10
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Fugly - don't like the nose, the wingtips and the tail is out of proportion (too small).

Not as bad as the Trident or DC-10, but how do you mess up a bog standard twin jet?

Not due to be at Paris, I believe.
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Erm, it's not a competition to produce the prettiest twin, is it?!

Also the tail looks out of proportion on that particular picture as it's been taken on a very wide angle lens and hence there's quite a lot of distortion.
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No, but the thread is specifically about how it looks! Seen other side on shots, and the tail still look out of proportion.

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Tail looks OK to me! reminds me of a an A321, compared to a B757...amazing what fly by wire can do for your tail surfaces!
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No, but the thread is specifically about how it looks!
That it may be but stating 'how can you mess up a bog standard twin jet?' implies that the designers have much of a choice. The only time that they would have messed up is if it doesn't fly properly. Form follows function.
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I guess the Saudi customers have already placed orders for their 'personal' A350. Would be interesting to see what would be on offer for the interior.
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Doesn't the nose looks like they mated a porcupine with a 787?

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Nice to see the Comet/Caravelle nose revival continuing!
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