Airbus has begun production of A350XWB components at a new manufacturing facility in Germany.
Measuring almost 32m by 6m, the upper wing shell will be the first German component and also the largest integrated component to be built by Airbus from carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP).
The upper wing shells will be built using advanced production processes at the 30,000m² production hangars in Stade.
The plant will also manufacture the stringers (longitudinal stiffeners used in wing panels), vertical tailplanes and CFRP fuselage shells.
The A350 XWB is a new family of widebody airliners, which includes the A350-800, A350-900 and A350-1000, for which Airbus currently has 528 confirmed orders.
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