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Airbus plans A321neo flight tests of extended folding-wing technology

Last observed 2026-10-13 · Confidence 98%

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What happened

Airbus announced full-scale flight testing of XXL wings on an A321neo, using extensions to simulate deployable folding wingtips and collect measurement data.

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