Nearly two years after the Airbus A350 XWB’s maiden flight in 2013 , an airbus employee has built a scale of model of the next generatio...
Nearly two years after the Airbus A350 XWB’s maiden flight in 2013, an airbus employee has built a scale of model of the next generation airliner.
The 1:20 scale model of A350 was a result of a project spurred by Christoph Paff, an aeronautical mechanic-in-training at Airbus.
The A350 XWB remote controlled (RC) aircraft with a 3.20-metre wingspan is powered by two jet engines.
The project planning ran from 2011 to mid-2012, with the A350 XWB scale model subsequently produced during more than 3,000 hours of work.
Paff was the “pilot” for the scale model’s first flight, remotely controlling to manage the engine thrust, along with operation of the rudders, elevators, lights, flaps and other components. After lifting off, the scale model turned a few laps and then landed smoothly.
