New airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to France

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新型客机完成24小时不间断跨洲飞行，创下历史纪录——这是空客为澳洲航空打造的A350-1000ULR，专为悉尼直飞纽约或伦敦的超长航线设计。上周，这架飞机从法国图卢兹起飞，连续飞行19小时13分钟后抵达澳大利亚墨尔本，成功验证了全球最长商业航线的可行性。澳航已订购12架该机型，计划2027年开售直飞机票。对普通人来说，这意味着未来从澳大利亚飞往欧美再也不用中转，一趟航班就能省下数小时转机等待和行李折腾。如果你常需要跨洲出差或旅行，这种“一觉睡到目的地”的体验将大幅降低旅途疲劳。虽然目前航线主要覆盖南半球，但技术突破也为全球其他长距离直飞提供了可能，未来也许北京到布宜诺斯艾利斯的直飞也不再是梦。

A new Airbus passenger jet completed an ultra-long test flight between Australia and France lasting more than 24 hours—paving the way for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights starting up next year. The Airbus A350-1000ULR was developed specifically for Qantas Airways’ planned nonstop flights between Sydney and either New York or London. The Australian airline has ordered a dozen of the new airliners for its Project Sunrise routes that aim to start offering tickets for sale in 2027. The aircraft had been doing initial test flights near the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, with a small team of test pilots and test engineers before conducting its first ultra long-haul test flight last week. After taking off from Toulouse on July 23, it flew for 19 hours and 13 minutes before landing in Melbourne, Australia, on July 24.Read full article Comments