Overhead

Airbus

Airbus A350-1000

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 on final approach, three-quarter view showing its stretched body, raccoon-mask cockpit windows, and six-wheel main landing gear.
© Anna Zvereva · CC BY-SA 2.0

From below

The view you'll actually get from high overhead.

Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 seen from below-quarter on approach with landing gear extended, showing the belly, bulkier engine pods, and the six-wheel main gear legs that distinguish it from the A350-900.
© Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field marks

  1. Six wheels on each main landing-gear leg is THE -900-vs-1000 tell — the -900 always has four
  2. Raccoon-mask cockpit windows and smooth-rimmed (non-saw-tooth) engine pods rule out any 777, which also has six wheels per main leg
  3. Visibly longer, more slender body than the -900 with a longer tail cone behind the wing
  4. Bulkier engine pods than the -900, closer in bulk to a 777's

Specs

Length
73.79 m
Wingspan
64.75 m
Engines
Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97
Typical seats
350–410

Size and shape, to scale

Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.

Variant notes

  • About 7 m longer than the -900, with the same wingspan — the body looks noticeably more stretched, longer tail cone included
  • Larger-fan Trent XWB-97 engine gives visibly bulkier engine pods than the -900's XWB-84
  • Six wheels on each main landing-gear leg (a third axle added) is the definitive way to tell it from a -900 in a static photo

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