Airbus Tests A350 Fuselage Panel On A340 For Cabin Sound Insulation
Airbus has begun evaluating the potential impact of the A350 XWB’s carbon fiber fuselage on cabin acoustics, using its A340-300 test aircraft, MSN001. The A340 has a 162-sq.-ft (15 sq. meter) carbon fiber panel made to the A350’s design standard installed in place of an existing section of fuselage...
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