Airbus ditches batteries after Dreamliners grounded - lithium ion batteries for sale
Airbus said today that after rival Boeing was forced to land the Dreamliner due to technical problems, it has changed the idea of using lithium batteries on the new A350 aircraft.
European airlines say they will use traditional nickel
CD battery for A350-body long-
The range of aircraft to travel-to-
Travel to the Boeing 787 to limit delays and costs on the aircraft.
Airbus is already thought to cost about $15 billion to develop the a350.
Airbus spokesman Mary Anne greitzen said: "Airbus sees this as the most appropriate way forward for project execution and reliability of the A350.
In the aerospace industry, there are concerns that lithium systems may not be technically "mature ".
Boeing's Dreamliner has been suspended for a month, and American aviation safety officials are investigating its lithium-
Ion batteries that cause a plane to catch fire and force another aircraft to land urgently.
The A30 will fly for the first time in the middle of this year, and then will face a year of small-scale trials and complex safety certification processes. Re-
Designing the power supply with a more traditional battery can lead to a serious delay, but using lithium can be more troublesome because no cause of the battery failure has yet been found.
A350 will be delivered to customers including linglingus, Singapore Airlines and Huaxia Pacific
In the second half of next year, two years later than originally planned.