Airbus A321LR in record-breaking flight

The Airbus A321LR variant has recently made a record-breaking flight from Mahé in the Seychelles islands to Toulouse, in France, covering a total distance of 4,750 nautical miles in 11 hours. This was in late March as part of the A321LR’s 100-hour flight test and certification programme. To make flight conditions as realistic as possible while evaluating cabin systems, the A321LR carried 162 human heat-replicating dummy passengers in addition to its 16-member test crew. According to flight test engineer Jim Fawcett, the A321LR’s flight characteristics and fuel consumption “were as expected throughout the lengthy trip.”

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