The A350 team achieved a major milestone on 1st June with the shipping of the A350 Electric TRAS Iron Bird test rig to Airbus in Toulouse.
This comprises a full system test rig that is representative of the engine installation for the A350 Electric TRAS that will be used by Airbus at its laboratory test facility in Toulouse, commonly known as the “Iron Bird”. In simple terms the rig is huge as the engine the TRAS will be fitted to on the A350 is huge. So, three large lorries, one massive crane & a closed car park later and the rig was shipped….
