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The Airbus A400M Atlas [nb 1] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military , now Airbus Defence and Space , as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules . [ 3 ]
Airbus on Wednesday confirmed lower production rates of its A380 superjumbo and A400M military aircraft and said up to 3,700 jobs would be hit in France, Germany, Britain and Spain. Dubai's ...
An Airbus A400M operated by the UK's Royal Air Force was on display at the Farnborough Airshow. Pete Syme/Business Insider The heavy airlifter has received 178 orders from 10 nations.
A member of Europrop claimed after the decision that the TP400 contract would only increase the costs of the USD$22.7 billion A400M program by about 1–2 percent compared to if the PW180 had been selected. [4] Two TP400 engines on the port wing of an Airbus A400M Atlas at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show.
On 21 May 2015 it emerged that the secretaries of state of the A400M member countries had established a Program Monitoring Team (PMT) to analyze and judge Airbus plans to bring the A400M project back on track and to schedule visits to the final-assembly line in Seville, Spain, and other A400M-production facilities.
Airbus A400M: Airbus A400M Atlas: German Air Force: Jamie Carr October 29, 2017 The German Air Force is overhauling their entire fleet of outdated cargo planes. Discover what it takes to build, fly, and leap out of their mighty new cargo plane, the A400M Atlas. 24 6 Twin Otter: Twin Otter: Royal Canadian Air Force: Jamie Carr November 5, 2017
The first flight of the A400M took place in 2009. [10] Two years later the TP400 engine received EASA certification. [11] The first engines were delivered in 2012. The French Air Force began using the A400M in 2013. [4] The following year, the engine was delivered to a further three countries: Turkey, the United Kingdom [12] and Germany. [13]
Airbus A400M Atlas. The Airbus A400M Atlas [31] [32] is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. [33]