Cargo Breaking News
Airbus has produced the first parts that will make up what it calls “the world’s most efficient large freighter aircraft” – the Airbus A350F. The parts were made at Airbus Atlantic in Nantes, and will soon be transferred to the manufacturer’s other site at Montoir-de-Bretagne, where they will begin to be pieced together, says reports. Airbus A350F is due to enter service in 2025. The parts that Airbus has produced so far will belong to the aircraft’s center wing box. The fittings that will connect the center wing box to the outer wing boxes have also been made, as have the external foot frames that will link the center wing box to the lateral fuselage shells. When complete, the center wing box will measure 6.5 m long x 5.5 m wide x 3.9 m tall.
Airbus is, of course, no stranger to making center wing boxes – the parts are similar to those found on the passenger Airbus A350, but feature reinforced floor beams to support the heaviest pallets and containers. Airbus Atlantic has modified its production line at its Nantes factory to offer simultaneous production of the parts needed for both passenger and freighter models of the Airbus A350.
