Here why the airbus a400m atlas is the most advanced. Introductory video air transport aircraft in europe. The airbus a400m military transport plane is pictured after its maiden flight in the andalusian capital of seville in this december 11. Airbus military brings together the resources of europes. The 20bn military aircraft that has bedevilled airbus. A400m airbus military transport aircraft technical data. The a400m project was researched by airbus military in the 1980s under the support of 7 nato member countries, including belgium, france, germany, turkey, uk, luxembourg and spain.
An airbus a400m military transport plane crashed outside seville on saturday, killing four test crew and prompting britain and germany to. By thomas spencer despite europes economic in house fighting there are continuing efforts to codevelop a tactical and strategic airlift aircraft the airbus a400m. A330 mrtt cn235 c295 at a glance viii eads annual report 2010. It was designed by airbus military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities. Four turbopropeller engines, medium range tactical transport aeroplane, large aeroplane. Airbus a400m atlas capable of almost vertical take off. The a400m military transport aircraft defence viewpoints. Airbus military was a business unit of airbus, which was part of eads, during the period 200920 the company was formally created in april 2009 by the integration of the former military transport aircraft division mtad and airbus military sociedad limitada amsl into airbus. Develops and supports it systems interfacing with the ac and. Comparing the airbus military a400m atlas long range multirole transport aircraft against the lockheed c hercules tactical transport multirole multimission aircraft. The airbus a400m atlas is a european, fourengine turboprop military transport aircraft. To date the program has been beset by technical delays and cost overruns that have seen initial orders curtailed or cancelled outright, no doubt due to a downturn in the global economy.
Airbus has launched seven new products for military customers under its digital support services offering smartforce. The turboprop aircraft is designed to perform tactical missions, strategiclogistic operations and. The crash of an airbus a400m military transport plane last month hasnt affected export orders, the firms chief executive said today, adding airbus hoped to. Dizajnirala ga je airbusova vojna podruznica airbus military kao takticki zrakoplov sa strategijskim sposobnostima. With active production continuing today at the airbus industrial facility near seville, spain, more than 280 of these pressurised twin turboproppowered, rearramp equipped aircraft have been ordered by military operators, civilian carriers and transport companies, as well as for government and paramilitary operators. 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 c160 and the lockheed c hercules. Previously unreleased video shows a400m crash at seville. Recently we have discussed a lot about the possibility to hack a plane, almost everyone has read about the computer security researcher chris roberts which reported the. The a400m is a longrange military transport aircraft. First military transport aircraft of the 21st century, the a400m is a modern, multirole military airlifter, designed to handle more than twice the payload and volume of. Comparison of airbus military a400m atlas and lockheed c. This paper presents the improvements in aircraft availability implemented for the airbus military a400m transport aircraft, a european multinational procurement. Getafe, 24 september 2019 the airbus a400m new generation airlifter has successfully achieved. Airbus military delivered the a400m design proposal in february 1999 and this complex situation was resolved on july 27, 2000, when belgium, france, germany, italy, spain, turkey and the uk announced their acceptance of the a400m proposal.
Airbus a400m je cetveromotorni, turbo propelerski vojni transportni zrakoplov. Airbus reboots a400m transportplane contract to stop. Airbus military brings together the resources of europes major aircraft manufacturers in the service of the worlds air forces. The aircrafts maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 december 2009 in seville, spain.
Examples of impact effect of specific military requirements on the final design. Airbus could ask for a bailout from britain and other countries buying its a400m military transport aircraft after take a massive hit on the project. Large cargo hold dimensions and a high payload capacity are required to match the whole range of modern military vehicles, helicopters, modular relief. The 340 cubicmetre hold can carry an nh90 transport helicopter, a ch47 chinook or a container truck or two infantry vehicles. The a400m excels in the airdrop role, being able to drop from both high and low altitudes. It is the global leader for light and mediumsized military transport aircraft.
Why the a400m is the most advanced military transport. A total of 17 a400m military transport aircraft were delivered, bringing total programme deliveries to 74 aircraft as of 31 december 2018. The airbus a400m atlas, is a multinational fourengine turboprop military transport aircraft. A400m future large aircraft military transport aircraft airforce.
The a400m was designed by airbus military now airbus defence and space as a tactical airlifter. Optimised cross section to accommodate military and. Nato buyers to meet with airbus over billions in a400m fines. With the new a400m, which can carry more paratroopers than other westernbuilt military transport, airbus defence and space is setting new standards in paradropping operations. The airbus a400m is a multinational fourengine turboprop military transport aircraft. In the late 1990s airbus became increasingly interested in developing and selling to the military aviation market. Drawing on the experience gained by airbus in the civil marketplace, airbus military is responsible for managing the a400m programme and providing the focal point for customer contact.
Airbus a400m performs first helicopter airtoair dry contacts. Utc aerospace systems provides more than 12 proprietary systems for the airbus a400m military transport aircraft. The a400m is a military transport aircraft designed to meet the requirements of eight european air forces belgium, france, germany, italy, portugal, spain, turkey and the united kingdom to. In addition to designing, developing and manufacturing military aircraft, airbus offers a broad range of services to fully support its customers. Availability improvements in new transport aircraft.
Easa approved a400m civil airplane flight manual for a400m180, that consists of. Airbus provides a full spectrum of services for operators of military combat and transport aircraft. Here why the airbus a400m atlas is the most advanced military transport plane the a400m formerly known as the future large aircraft is a military transporter designed to meet the requirements. The tp400 is the most powerful singlerotation turboprop. It was designed as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the transall c160 and the lockheed c hercules. The crash of the airbus a400m military transport in spain was caused by a software bug, three engines were shut down immediately after the start due to the flaw. The airbus a400m atlas is a multipurpose military transport aircraft designed by airbus military, which entered in service in 20. The europrop international tp400d6 is an 11,000 shp 8,200 kw powerplant, developed and produced by europrop international for the airbus a400m atlas military transport aircraft. In a letter to employees on 11 may 2015, airbus chairman tom enders said, we want to show our clients and air forces that we are fully confident in this excellent transport plane. Safran landing systems ensure the landing system design, manufacture and support for the a400m. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Testing of the a400 resumed the next day, with fernando alonso, head of airbus military, on board the test flight acting as a flight engineer. The crew of the airbus a400m military transport plane pose with spanish king juan carlos after their maiden flight in the andalusian capital of seville december 11, 2009. Airbus identifies cracking behavior in a400m military.
The completion of basic development and impending first delivery means europe has its own heavylift transport and customers have an alternative to u. Eurofighter qatar, four mrtts, and new generation telecommunication satellites. With these additions, airbus expands the smartforce offering by allowing customers to select the services that best fit the specific requirements of. Doumenjou utc aerospace systems provides more than 12 proprietary systems for the airbus a400m military transport aircraft. Airbus a400m atlas was envisioned decades ago by a consortium of european military forces as a strategic transport aircraft capable of replacing aging cs and c160s. A pilot looks out the window of a raf airbus a400m at fairford, england. Military cargo plane almost inverted during banking manoeuvre at practice for farnborough 2014 international airshow fia14. Archived from the original pdf on 23 september 2015. Airbus a400 m detailed analysis including pilot reports. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the airbus a400m atlas article. Rptfactboxairbus a400m military transport plane article. This joint european venture between the uk, france, germany, spain, belgium, luxembourg and turkey first began as the future. Berlin reuters germanys military fears that the airbus a400m aircraft will not fulfill its needs in time as the troubled program faces further problems, a report seen by.
The airbus a400m atlas makes its largescale, international exercise debut at mobility guardian. The turboprop aircraft is designed to perform tactical missions, strategiclogistic operations and airtoair refueling. Airbus a400m performs a highly unusual manoeuvre for a. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. With these additions, airbus expands the smartforce offering by allowing customers to select the services that best fit the specific requirements of their fleets and aircraft mix. Airbus could ask for bailout on troubled a400m military plane. Provides operators of military combat and transport aircraft with a full spectrum of services to handle aircraft technical data. Three decades in the making, the multinational airbus military a400m atlas is the first new military airlifter to be developed in europe since the transall c160 twinturboprop in the early 1960s. The a400m is positioned, in terms of size, between the c and the c17. When it comes to military transport, the a400m is in a class of its own. Airbus a400m military transporter crashes on test flight. The airbus a400m atlas formerly grizzly is billed as longrange military transport and represents a multinational development effort. Airbus military airbus military is responsible for the european heavy military transport a400m project and produces and sells special mission aircraft, derived from existing aircraft platforms. Royal air force a400m atlas military transport aircraft.
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