Airbus A400M

2009

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Airbus A400M

The Airbus A400M, also known as the Atlas, is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities. The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 December 2009 in Seville, Spain.

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Airbus A400M

Specification 
 CREW3-4
 ENGINE4 x 8250kW Europrop TP400-D6 turboprops
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight141000 kg310853 lb
  Empty weight76500 kg168655 lb
  Payload3700081571 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan42.4 m139 ft 1 in
  Length45.1 m148 ft 12 in
  Height14.7 m48 ft 3 in
 PERFORMANCE
  Ceiling11300 m37050 ft
  Range3298 km2049 miles

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lxbfYeaa, e-mail, 14.03.2024 05:21

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Barry, 22.02.2016 14:59

Well as the years have passed my opinion about this aeroplane has not altered. Behind schedule in every aspect it fails to achieve it's original design concepts. The latest of these being that the French are unable to in flight refuel their helicopters which means they have had to make an urgent purchase of to quote " very old and not produced efficiently anymore" C130's. Just like the Americans, the British, the Australians, the Saudis and countless others.

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vimy ridge, e-mail, 28.08.2012 23:17

the c130's are very old and not produced efficently anymore. They also cost more per hour /flight and need more maintenance. These planes will replace the aging lifters in the RAF and alow the UK to continue overseas operations for a generation to come. They are much more important to the UK's survival than HArrier jets. They will bring food, material and manpower to colonies such as Iraq and maintain British dominance over vital ressources.

Harriers were great fighters but are obsolete outside of the ground attack role, and even there the limitations compared to newer aircraft is daunting.

The americans like them because they are ideal for there fleet of Assault Carriers, but even the Americans are developing replacements.

This is a good plane, it will serve the UK 21st century needs well. You shouldn't judge a book by where it's cover was printed

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Barry, 22.06.2012 18:02

Who ever designed /ordered this has never seen a C130 yet alone a C17. The British goverment have ordered this white elephant (amongst others). What's the thinking there? Oh I know, to keep our European partners happy we will order this overpriced over budget heap of junk and in the interim we will get rid of our Harriers let our American cousins have them cheap. We will reduce the size of our armed forces an order two aircraft carriers which we will not use, but whatever happens we must honour our order for this monstrosity.

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jesse, 19.06.2012 04:11

prop version of the C-17

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