Airbus' A340 "BLADE" performs its maiden flight

Toulouse, September 26th, 2017 Airbus A340 laminar-flow BLADE test demonstrator aircraft (A340-300 MSN001) has made its successful maiden flight for the EU-sponsored Clean Sky Blade project. The aircraft, dubbed Flight Lab, took off from the Tarbes aerodrome in southern France at local time 11:00, and after a series of successful tests it landed at Airbus facilities in Toulouse Blagnac. The overall flight time was 3hrs/38mins.
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