Two production staff look on as the port wing for the first Airbus A380 is removed from its jig at Broughton, UK, after a five-month assembly. The 30,000kg (66,000lb) structure measures 45m (148ft) long, 11m wide and almost 3m deep at the root. The wing will be transferred to one of three equipping bays where hydraulic and fuel systems and wiring will be installed, before being shipped with its starboard sibling to Toulouse in April. Last week Airbus transported mock-ups of the A380 wings and fuselage sections on the specially adapted road from Langon to Toulouse to check clearances along the route.
Source: Flight International
