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Paris 2011: A350XWB shell structures take shape in Germany
June 20, 2011 - 7:01am
Premium Aerotec successfully cured the first example of the A350XWB’s largest...

One of the big changes when Airbus unveiled its market-driven XWB revamp of the A350 back in May 2007 was the new structural concept: a fuselage constructed of 12 panels of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) mounted on frames of aluminum-lithium alloy.