Five Airbus A350's Flying In Formation

Ian Morton · January 22, 2015, 08:56:22 PM

For anyone who has an interest in aircraft, this is a must-see.

Airbus flew all five A350-900 prototypes in formation and videoed it...

http://www.chonday.com/Videos/fivebujawe2

Sprintex · January 22, 2015, 09:22:07 PM

Hope they're built better than the A320s then - Tesco Value plane!

Paul

bridgiesimon · January 22, 2015, 09:30:19 PM

Impressive flying with such big aeroplanes!!

Thank you for posting!

Simon

Bealman · January 22, 2015, 09:38:19 PM

Very, very cool! Music got on me nerves a bit, like.

Mr Sprue · January 23, 2015, 08:50:32 AM

Nice video......amazing how the modern day on board computers can handle all the vortices & wake each aircraft was creating for each other!

Agrippa · January 23, 2015, 08:57:54 AM

Great video, shame about the background racket.

A similar display with B52s or Tu95s next !

ScottyStitch · January 23, 2015, 09:01:28 AM

Aviation pornography.

I'm a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, and I never tire of this stuff!!!

Trainfish · January 23, 2015, 01:56:18 PM

They could do with some coloured smoke like the red arrows. Maybe they can do it again with the smoke?

ScottyStitch · January 23, 2015, 02:24:52 PM

I've just noted the caption says "Jumbo Jets"........................................

Tom U · January 23, 2015, 03:10:18 PM

I would have thought that five A350s in close formation would be called a tupperware party

Luke Piewalker · January 23, 2015, 05:34:22 PM

Did know one tell them footage of airliners in flight has to be accompanied by Jean Michelle Jarre?
And preferably be of Concorde?

Izzy · January 23, 2015, 07:28:35 PM

Quote from: Sprintex on January 22, 2015, 09:22:07 PM
Hope they're built better than the A320s then - Tesco Value plane!

Paul

I take it you've not experienced the A380 then? Waitrose by comparison with anything else I've sat in.

Izzy

Dancess · January 23, 2015, 07:52:36 PM

Only on the upper deck. Will be on lower deck next month though!!

Skyline2uk · January 23, 2015, 11:10:23 PM

The 6th A350 is now flying in revenue earning service between Doha and Frankfurt for Qatar Airways.

Should anyone care to look at the other aircraft doing that route for that airline, interesting comparisons may be about to be made......

QuoteNice video......amazing how the modern day on board computers can handle all the vortices & wake each aircraft was creating for each other!

Computers actually have not a huge amount to worry about doing this sort of formation flying. Several very serious organisations with many many clever people are looking the implications of regularly flying formations of passenger jets across the Atlantic. The fuel savings are significant, for exactly the same reason that Geese and other wild birds fly in "V" formation.

Skyline2uk

Pete @ EGLM · January 23, 2015, 11:36:34 PM

Quote from: ScottyStitch on January 23, 2015, 09:01:28 AM
Aviation pornography.

I'm a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, and I never tire of this stuff!!!

That makes two of us then!

Pete @ EGLM