The Xtra-Wide-Body Roll-out!

Filled up with a load of news feeds, most of us probably noticed that this morning was the surprise roll-out of the A350 XWB!  I guess the rumour of a surprise, non-traditional roll-out was true - a never publicly announced event with the aircraft appearing directly from the paint hangar.  

The final look of it gives me a mixed feeling, but overall a pretty hot plane.  I have to say that I'll need more time to get used to the shape of the nose; it is quite pointy, while the body is wide.  The bunch of pito tubes surround the nose can be a little too ... fierce.  The curvy wings are the highlights!  The hot looking smooth curve attached in a great angle makes the aircraft looks amazingly good!  

In the past, I had been assigning genders to aircraft types, with Boeing's mainly the males and Airbus' mainly the females.  This time, the A350 is definitely a tough, male looking piece, while the 787 now becomes an elegant lady.  And let me emphasize again, I ain't one who goes only Airbus, or only Boeing, or only Bombardier.  I appreciate all for making flying possible!  The contribution and effort deserve a great applause!  So, my descriptions and gender assignments of the planes are not jokes.  Think about it, if they are not rivals, but partners, sharing their great knowledge, we may be flying on even better planes and the airlines might have better operational efficiency!   

Looks like it'll be a great Summer, with the A350 and Cseries flying out!  Next target, Cseries roll-out and test vehicle livery!  


Photos obtained from Airbus.com

The hot wings!  Best winglet ever!

The overall look. 
The curve winglets can be seen either from the front or rear angle. 
The side views would only give a regular usual winglet appearance.

Overall looking great!

The overly pointy nose. 
I guess the mechanism of it would make it more efficient in the air?

The many pito tubes around the nose.  A fierce warrior.