This is the latest milestone on MSN001's route to first flight.
The A350 XWB twinjet is the first Airbus aircraft to be over 50 wt% composite. It is scheduled to make its first flight this summer.
The aircraft was painted in less than seven days. This follows the recent completion of MSN001’s flight-test-instrumentation (FTI) verification.
Last month the aircraft underwent its engine installation, and passed a subsequent intensive phase of ground vibration tests. The aircraft will soon start the final tests before its maiden flight this summer.
