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The A350 XWB Test Fleet Joins up in Formation Flight

Airbus’ five A350-900 test aircraft took to the skies for an impressive formation flight on 29 September 2014. These A350 XWB jetliners accumulated a combined total of more than 2,600 flight test hours during the successful campaign leading to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Type Certification for this next-generation widebody.

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Thrust Reversers

A brief explanation of how thrust reversers work, and how I tried to replicate their function on my model. Each engine contains about 900 pieces of paper, and took ~2 months to build.