History: November 27 (#3)

History: November 27 (#3)
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November 27, 2008 XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.

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On November 27, in the year 2008: XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 perfo rming a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. Flight testing is a branch of aeronautical engineering that develops technologies and equipment required for in-flight evaluation of behaviour of an aircraft or launch vehicles and reusable spacecraft at the atmospheric phase of flight.

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Why November 27, 2008 matters: XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Ai rbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: November 27, 2008 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revolution has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_test (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)