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Airbus Test Pilots Took a Festive Flight Path Over Germany

Airbus test pilots were feeling the Christmas spirit when they left Hamburg on a test flight in an A380 this week. FlightRadar24
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Key Takeaways:

  • An Airbus A380 test flight team drew a Christmas tree over Germany using their flight path, complete with "ornaments."
  • While not considered "flawless" compared to other aviation art, the creative effort spread holiday cheer.
  • The event highlights a trend of pilots creating unique and artistic flight paths, often tracked live on FlightRadar24.
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When it comes to creating works of art with flight paths, not every pilot is Vincent van Gogh. Some aviators’ radar drawings wouldn’t even make it on their parents’ refrigerators. Still, it’s the effort that we appreciate, and we’ll always be suckers for something creative and unique popping up on FlightRadar24’s live tracker.

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