Meet the crew of the A380’s first flight

Duration: 00:04:23 | 2714 views

Images and bios introduce viewers to the six-man crew behind the A380’s controls during its 27 April 2005 maiden flight. Airbus’ 21st century jetliner was jointly captained by Claude Lelaie, [...]

Crew prepares for the A400M first flight

Duration: 00:03:01 | 2522 views

Before the maiden flight of Airbus Military’s A400M on 11 December 2009, members of the flight test crew explains their specific role during the event. Among those featured are Chief Military Test [...]

The A400M flight test campaign

Duration: 00:03:45 | 1333 views

During an October 2009 interview, Airbus Head of Flight and Integration Test Centre Fernando Alonso outlines the A400M’s flight test campaign, which will involve a fleet of five development aircraft [...]

A330-200F in flight

Duration: 00:02:43 | 5509 views

This video captures the A330-200F in-flight during its 4-hour maiden airborne evaluation from Toulouse, France on 5 November 2009. The flight begins a 180 hour flight-test and certification campaign [...]

Maiden flight of the Air France A380

Duration: 00:00:57 | 4015 views

On 12 February 2009, Air France’s first A380 successfully completes a four-hour inaugural test flight from Airbus’ Toulouse, France manufacturing site. The aircraft is powered by Engine Alliance [...]

The view from the telemetry room during A380’s maiden flight

Duration: 00:00:50 | 1921 views

During the A380’s milestone first flight from Toulouse, France on 27 April 2005, engineers in the Airbus telemetry room evaluate flight test data. The team is able to review and interpret [...]

First A380 passenger flight

Duration: 00:01:04 | 1846 views

This clip features a brief interview with Airbus flight test pilot Frank Chapman as he prepares to command the 21st century flagship A380’s first flight with passengers on 4 September 2006. An [...]

The life of an Airbus flight test engineer

Duration: 00:01:58 | 3834 views

Flight test engineers play an important role in the development of new Airbus aircraft. One of these professionals explains her duties, which include planning an aircraft’s flight test phase, [...]

Flight test head Claude Lelaie interviewed aboard the A380

Duration: 00:01:28 | 1070 views

This video features an interview with Airbus head of flight tests Claude Lelaie while aboard the A380 during one of its “early long” test flights. Lelaie outlines the purpose of these flights, and [...]