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Passenger plane Airbus A350 takes off vertically at Farnborough Airshow (video)

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An Airbus A350 XWB performed vertical takeoff, a difficult feat for a 300-seater passenger plane, at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.  The aircraft, however, was not carrying any passenger, at the time.     An official said vertical takeoffs are never attempted keeping passenger safety in mind, but was performed to show the agility of the aircraft.
An official said vertical takeoffs are never attempted keeping passenger safety in mind (video below)

July 15, 2016, NewsCrunch

An Airbus A350 XWB performed vertical takeoff, a difficult feat for a 300-seater passenger plane, at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK.

The aircraft, however, was not carrying any passenger, at the time.  

An official said vertical takeoffs are never attempted keeping passenger safety in mind, but was performed to show the agility of the aircraft.

The Farnborough International Airshow is a premier event for the aerospace and defence industries and includes a public air show.

Passenger plane Airbus A350 takes off vertically at Farnborough Airshow (video)



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