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October 23, 2012 - The vertical tail plane of
the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) has just come
out of the paint hall in Toulouse, France
sporting the well known Airbus blue and white
insignia. This is the first A350 XWB component
to be painted with the Airbus insignia.
The 10 meter tall, composite vertical tail plane
is produced, as for all Airbus aircraft, at
Airbus’ Stade site in Germany. The vertical tail
plane is joined to the fuselage using an
innovative, lighter connection that is also more
aerodynamic.
The external insignia of the A350 XWB, including
the vertical tail plane, is painted with an
environmentally friendly, chromate free primer
paint. In addition, following best practice from
the car industry, Airbus will use a new base
coat/clear coat system which requires less paint
and less solvent.
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