Airbus A350 XWB

The most awaited aircraft of the year the "Airbus A350  XWB" took off the ground on 14th June,2013. The Airbus A350 XWB is a family of long-range, two-engined wide-body jet airliners developed by European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The A350 is the first Airbus with both fuselage and wing structures made primarily of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer. It can carry 250 to 350 passengers in a typical three-class seating layout, or maximum seating of 440 to 550 passengers, depending on variant.

 It has three variants:-

A350-800

A350-900

A350-1000

A critical component of the all-new airliner are the engines. Rather than the bleedless configuration used on the Boeing 787, Airbus has confirmed that it will further develop a full bleed air system on the engines. Rolls-Royce has agreed with Airbus to supply a new variant of the Trent engine for the A350 XWB, currently called the Trent XWB. After the low-speed wind tunnel test, Airbus froze the static thrust at sea level for all three proposed variants in the 330–420 kN (74,000–94,000 lbf) range. In June 2007, Rolls-Royce announced that it had signed its biggest ever contract with Qatar Airways for the Trent XWB to power 80 A350 XWBs on order from Airbus worth $5.6 billion at list prices.

Model	A350-800	A350-900	A350-900R	A350-900F	A350-1000
Cockpit crew	Two
Seating, typical	270 (3-class) 276–312 (2-class) 440 (maximum)	314 (3-class) 315–366 (2-class) 475 (maximum)		-	350 (3-class) 369–412 (2-class) 550 (maximum)
Overall length	60.54 m (198.6 ft)	66.89 m (219.5 ft)			73.88 m (242.4 ft)
Wingspan	64.8 m (213 ft)
Wing area	443 m2 (4,770 sq ft)		~460 m2 (5,000 sq ft)
Wing sweepback	31.9°
Overall height	17.05 m (55.9 ft)
Fuselage width	5.96 m (19.6 ft)
Fuselage height	6.09 m (20.0 ft)
Cabin width	5.61 m (18.4 ft)
Maximum takeoff weight	259 t(571,000 lb)	268 t (591,000 lb)	298 t (657,000 lb)		308 t (679,000 lb)
Maximum landing weight	193 t (425,000 lb)	205 t (452,000 lb)			233 t (514,000 lb)
Maximum zero fuel weight	181 t (399,000 lb)	192 t (423,000 lb)			220 t (485,000 lb)
Manufacturer's empty weight		115.7 t (255,100 lb)
Maximum cargo capacity	28 LD3 or 9 pallets	36 LD3 or 11 pallets		90 t (198,000 lb)	44 LD3 or 14 pallets
Cruise speed	Mach 0.85 (903 km/h, 561 mph, 487 knots, at 40,000 ft or 12.19 km)
Maximum cruise speed	Mach 0.89 (945 km/h, 587 mph, 510 knots, at 40,000 ft or 12.19 km)
Maximum range (with passengers and baggage)	15,700 km (8,480 nmi)	15,000 km (8,100 nmi)	19,100 km (10,300 nmi)	9,250 km (4,990 nmi) Maximum cargo payload	15,600 km (8,420 nmi)
Maximum fuel capacity	129,000 l (34,100 USgal)	138,000 l (36,500 US gal)	156,000 l (41,200 US gal)
Service ceiling	43,100 ft (13.1 km)
Engines (2×)	RR Trent XWB
Maximum thrust capability	79,000 lbf (351 kN)	84,000 lbf (374 kN)	93,000 lbf (414 kN)		97,000 lbf (431 kN)

Cockpit crew

Two

Seating, typical

270 (3-class)
276–312 (2-class)
440 (maximum)

314 (3-class)
315–366 (2-class)
475 (maximum)

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350 (3-class)
369–412 (2-class)
550 (maximum)

Overall length

60.54 m (198.6 ft)

66.89 m (219.5 ft)

73.88 m (242.4 ft)

Wingspan

64.8 m (213 ft)

Wing area

443 m² (4,770 sq ft)

~460 m² (5,000 sq ft)

Wing sweepback

31.9°

Overall height

17.05 m (55.9 ft)

Fuselage width

5.96 m (19.6 ft)

Fuselage height

6.09 m (20.0 ft)

Cabin width

5.61 m (18.4 ft)

Maximum takeoff weight

259 t(571,000 lb)

268 t (591,000 lb)

298 t (657,000 lb)

308 t (679,000 lb)

Maximum landing weight

193 t (425,000 lb)

205 t (452,000 lb)

233 t (514,000 lb)

Maximum zero fuel weight

181 t (399,000 lb)

192 t (423,000 lb)

220 t (485,000 lb)

Manufacturer's empty weight

115.7 t (255,100 lb)

Maximum cargo capacity

28 LD3 or 9 pallets

36 LD3 or 11 pallets

90 t (198,000 lb)

44 LD3 or 14 pallets

Cruise speed

Mach 0.85 (903 km/h, 561 mph, 487 knots, at 40,000 ft or 12.19 km)

Maximum cruise speed

Mach 0.89 (945 km/h, 587 mph, 510 knots, at 40,000 ft or 12.19 km)

Maximum range
(with passengers and baggage)

15,700 km (8,480 nmi)

15,000 km (8,100 nmi)

19,100 km (10,300 nmi)

9,250 km (4,990 nmi)
Maximum cargo payload

15,600 km (8,420 nmi)

Maximum fuel capacity

129,000 l (34,100 USgal)

138,000 l (36,500 US gal)

156,000 l (41,200 US gal)

Service ceiling

43,100 ft (13.1 km)

Engines (2×)

RR Trent XWB

Maximum thrust capability

79,000 lbf (351 kN)

84,000 lbf (374 kN)

93,000 lbf (414 kN)

97,000 lbf (431 kN)