▲ 7 ▼ Qantas's Airbus A350-1000 ULR is about to break the world record for the longest nonstop commercial flight ever taken (held by the Boeing 777-200LR) in exactly 1 hour on its test flight of exactly 24… (lemmy.today) submitted 3 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 3 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) Why is it painted like it has foreskin? permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago Composite structure and protective primer. This used to be the exclusive purview of military prototype jets, but commercial aircraft (primarily, the A350 and 787) are now using the construction techniques too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago Composite structure and protective primer. This used to be the exclusive purview of military prototype jets, but commercial aircraft (primarily, the A350 and 787) are now using the construction techniques too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 months ago Exactly 24 mile test flight? That seems... permalink fedilink source
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