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Airbus rolls out first A321XLR
December 8th 2021
Airbus has released images of its first A321XLR flight test aircraft, MSN11000 which undergoing final assembly at the air framer’s Hamburg facility. Read More » It was one of three A321XLRs in the flight test fleet. The next two aircraft have serial numbers MSN11058 and MSN11080. All were expected to roll off Hamburg's final assembly line, "FAL Line 2", one of four A320 Family assembly lines at the facility. “This test aircraft has a partial cabin installed to leave space for all the required flight test equipment," Airbus head of A320 Family value stream management and FAL, Gerd Weber, said. “What is also specific for this first A321XLR is there is a lot of documentation work to be done, especially for flight test installation, which is very different from our serial process. This requires a special focus by all the teams in closing the documentation and dealing with any discrepancies.” Flight test aircraft MSN11000 will be powered by CFM LEAP engines. The first taxiing runs and maiden flight are scheduled for next year.
