AIRBUS A320 FIRST FLIGHT ANNIVERSARYOn this day, 22 February 1987, the first Airbus A320 — MSN 001 (F-WWAI) — took to the skies from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport for its 3.5-hour maiden flight.Unveiled just days earlier on 14 February 1987 in Toulouse, the A320-100 prototype was powered by CFM56-5 engines and became the first commercial airliner with fully digital fly-by-wire controls and sidesticks — a revolutionary advance in cockpit design.It received its type certificate on 28 February 1988, and
0:37
AIRBUS A320 FIRST FLIGHT ANNIVERSARYOn this day, 22 February 1987, the first Airbus A320 — MSN 001 (F-WWAI) — took to the skies from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport for its 3.5-hour maiden flight.Unveiled just days earlier on 14 February 1987 in Toulouse, the A320-100 prototype was powered by CFM56-5 engines and became the first commercial airliner with fully digital fly-by-wire controls and sidesticks — a revolutionary advance in cockpit design.It received its type certificate on 28 February 1988, and
12.7K views4 months ago
x.comTurbine Traveller
See more
Static thumbnail place holder