AIRFRAME STRUCTURE

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A350 FAMILY VARIANTS
A350-900 A350-1000
 A350 Operators Qatar Airways (53)
Singapore airlines (58).

Cathay Pacific (42) 436 A350 are in service

Delta Airlines (24)
A350-900 Dimensions
A350-1000 Dimensions
Type of aircraft / Specification A350-900 A350-1000

Capacity Max Pax seating of 440 Max Pax seating of 480

Range 15000 KM 16100 KM

Max take off weight 280 tonnes 319 tonnes

Max Landing weight 207 tonnes 236 tonnes

Max fuel capacity 141000 liters 159000 liters

A350 Landing Gear Manufacturer

Advantages of this design :

i) lesser maintenance action
ii) optimised weight
iii) reliable
A350-900 A350-1000

high-strength titanium
corrosion-resistant steels
HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel)
coatings.
A350-900 construction
A350-1000 construction
 A350 Landing Gear Braking System

Advantages:
i) weight saving compared
with steel brakes
ii) increased efficiency
iii) increased durability
iv) high temperature stability

Carbon brakes
QATAR Airways 2 different variants

A350-1000

A350-900
 Fuselage
19%
aluminium.
14% of the airframe is
titanium.
Reduces the need for corrosion maintenance in the
aircraft by 60%.

Advantages:
Light weight
High corrosion
resistance
High strength
Easy to recycle
The A350 XWB is the first airbus to have its wing structures and fuselage made of carbon-fibre reinforced
plastic.
 Fuselage Lightning Protection

Composite panels outer copper

mesh & ESN maintain Faraday
Cage Principle

Channel around fuselage causes less

damage
 WING
• Largest wing for a wide body single deck aircraft
• curved wing (sabre like point) curves upwards over 4.4 m

Specs:
• wing sweep: 31.9 degree
• wing span: 64.75 meter (212ft 5in)
• wing area: 442 square meter (4760 square feet)
 WINGLETS DESIGN
better aerodynamic efficiency by reducing the vortices produced

other airbus model a350 sabre like

with wingtip fences point winglets

inspired by the natural (eagle wing)

 ADVANCED DROPPED-HINGED FLAP
(ADHF)
• A new trailing-edge high-lift system
• which permits the gap between the trailing edge and the flap to be closed with the
spoiler.
Empennage (Tail)
• after the rear bulkhead

• consisting:
Empennage (Tail)

vertical stabilizers : 9.42m

horizontal stabilizers: 18.79m
 EMPENNAGE
(TAIL)
• Advanced tail design provides
maximum aerodynamic efficiency
in the various phases of flight
AIRFRAME STUCTURE
 Incidents
•On 9th November 2019, an Asiana

Airlines A350 flying from Seoul to Singapore.

•After take-off one hour, a drink was spilled to the cockpit. This lead to engine

shutdown.

•Due to engine issues, aircraft diverted to Manila on the same day.

 Incidents
•On 21st January 2020, a Delta Air Lines A350-900 flying from Detroit to

Seoul.

•This prompted a diversion just 15 minutes after spilled coffee leading to

engine failure.
 Temporary Solution
•EASA defined that a liquid-free zone must within the cockpit.
•A cover for critical controls in the A350 cockpit, to protect them from
liquid spillage.
•The EASA has instructed all A350 operators to install the new covers
within 28 days.
 Final Fix
•FlightGlobal is reporting that Airbus has redesigned the vulnerable area.
•The vulnerable area is also known as the integrated control panel (ICP).
•The new ICP is liquid-resistant.
 Conclusion
A350 is the most technology-laden large aircraft, with a 64.75 meters wingspan,
that will be operated by various airlines which having long-distance routes as its
suites the needs in this new era. It is efficient enough to save our earth as A350
emit less carbon dioxide gases compared to other aircraft.
Reference:
• https://skybrary.aero/aircraft/a359
• https://simpleflying.com/airbus-a350-cockpit-coffee-
problem/amp/
• https://www.key.aero/article/braking-good-latest-brake-
systems
• https://www.compositesworld.com/articles/a350-xwb-
update-smart-manufacturing
• https://www.safran-group.com/products-services/airbus-
a350-900-main-landing-gears
• https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7858
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yo u !