five a380s were built for testing and demonstration purposes. the first a380 was unveiled at a ceremony in toulouse on 18 january 2005, and its maiden flight took place on 27 april 2005. after successfully landing three hours and 54 minutes later, chief test pilot jacques rosay said flying the a380 had been "like handling a bicycle". on 1 december 2005, the a380 achieved its maximum design speed of mach 0.96. on 10 january 2006, the a380 made its first transatlantic flight to medellín in colombia.