COMMON
A350
Airbus A350 XWB
The Dark Horse
“Airbus's most advanced widebody. Quietly excellent.”
Airbus · commercial
Length
219 ft 2 in
Wingspan
212 ft 5 in
Max speed
488 kts
Range
8,700 nmi
Ceiling
43,100 ft
Engines
2x Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84
Crew
2
Max passengers
440
Typical config
315 (3-class)
Built
600+
The A350 doesn't get the headlines the Dreamliner does, but airlines keep ordering it. Carbon fiber fuselage, whisper-quiet engines, and a cockpit so advanced it practically flies itself.
Fun fact
The A350's distinctive 'raccoon eyes' — the dark paint around the cockpit windows — is actually a functional design choice to reduce glare for pilots.
How to spot one
Distinctive dark 'raccoon mask' paint around cockpit windows. Curved wingtips. Six-wheel main gear bogies. Composite fuselage.
Crews call it
The Whisper
Sounds like
Trent XWB engines are among the quietest widebody engines ever made — a smooth, low whoosh
One might be overhead right now.
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