sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck · 6 days agoQantas's Airbus A350-1000 ULR is about to break the world record for the longest nonstop commercial flight ever taken (held by the Boeing 777-200LR) in exactly 1 hour on its test flight of exactly 24…lemmy.todayimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageQantas's Airbus A350-1000 ULR is about to break the world record for the longest nonstop commercial flight ever taken (held by the Boeing 777-200LR) in exactly 1 hour on its test flight of exactly 24…lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck · 6 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoComposite structure and protective primer. This used to be the exclusive purview of military prototype jets, but commercial aircraft (primarily, the A350 and 787) are now using the construction techniques too.
Why is it painted like it has foreskin?
Composite structure and protective primer. This used to be the exclusive purview of military prototype jets, but commercial aircraft (primarily, the A350 and 787) are now using the construction techniques too.