Airbus A-400 M

[asas2jh]

Great Plane!

[sdremish]

According to the Wikipedia entry about this plane, it is turning into an overpriced turd. The German military is upset because the plane is not living up to its original promised cargo weight, and the production has been set back often enough that many of its would-be customers are looking elsewhere.

[TrueGUMAR]

Try to compare it with Russian An-70;)

[sdremish]

Wow, it can be a tanker, dodge anti-aircraft, land on unprepared airfields, carry cargo on pallets, take troops to forward positions, act as an air ambulance or carry one or two vehicles at a time...

It took Airbus a long time to conceptualize a C-130!

[straighttailpilot]

some of this video is fake! wwho the heck made it?!

[sdremish]

@straighttailpilot It is a conceptual video. The plane wasn't flying yet when they were trying to sell it.

[straighttailpilot]

@sdremish makes sense!

[thepod24]

Will airbus stop copying American planes for once?

[05go]

@thepod24 Airbus does not copy: advance our turboprop is clear

[oedelumer]

es ist schon ein trauerspiel mit dem A400m !ist schon raus welches Flugzeug jetzt die transall ersetzen soll?

[SwissLeo1]

I believe these aircrafts are more on the comeon.

[SukhoiSu37Terminator]

Will there be an Air Support version of this aircraft?

For example the C-130 has the AC-130.

Would be pretty cool to see an AC-400M. :P

[skaterpilot55]

it reminds me of a c-130 herc is the us going to have this cause it is awsome

[aviatormxpilot]

Hell no, we have the C-17 why the f**k would we want this piece of crap?

[skaterpilot55]

first off u know nothing about aviation i am a c-17 pilot for the USAF my self of corse the c-17 is better but this a different type of aircraft so u cant compare them it like comparing apples and oranges

[aviatormxpilot]

Are you fucking kidding? I've been Building the C-17 since 1995! In  Long Beach, Ca So fuck off! Now go check your in box for a privet message from proving it. I know more about this airccraft than you'll ever know bitch! I don't believe one second that your a pilot. If you are then post a video of your self pointing to the escape rope that I've installed ( the one with the red straps in the white bag) on the aft rail of the platform that gives you access to the maintance/escape hatch.

DICK!

[05go]

@aviatormxpilot ce morceau de merde possède les meilleurs turbopropulseur du monde. Les anglo-saxons sont prétentieux !!!

l'airbus A400 sera beaucoup plus polyvalent que le C-17

c'est dur de ne pas être toujours les premiers, je comprends ... LOL

[aviatormxpilot]

@05go write to me in english

[05go]

@aviatormxpilot this piece of shit has the best prop in the world. The Anglo-Saxons are pretentious!

airbus A400 will be much more versatile than the C-17

it's hard not to be always the first, I understand ... LOL

[aviatormxpilot]

@05go For the record I'm Puerto Rican, That said, the M400 may have a place in aviation, Like the boneyard. If the M400 is so great, why did the Government back Airbus Co. pretty much copied the designs of our aircraft? The M400 lnoks like a combo of the C-130, the C-135 and the C-17.

[05go]

@aviatormxpilot salutations to Puerto-Rico

C-17 and M-400 are two different designs for two different visions. Europe has tried to find a replacement for the Transall C-160 (former paratrooper, I often jumped from C-160): super short takeoff and landing, versatility, and cost of maintaining reduced. Furthermore, turboprops offer a better consumer / power and are less fragile.

[aviatormxpilot]

@05go BTW thanks for the translation,

cheers

[95predator]

I hate our politicans this plane cant transport a mbt at least and no wrecker :(

[gansters212]

no way airbus is going to built a military plane

[mth6097]

Given the fact that a Brititsh Challenger weighs 68.9 tons and the Max. Payload of the A400M is only 37 tons, exactly what tanks in the European armies weigh less than 37 tons that could fit on this aircraft as shown in the video?

[flashgrim]

It was never going to carry a main battle tank any more than a C130 can, that remains a capability only the C-17 will fulfill. The A400M will carry a warrior APC and it's that on the video.

As said before it fits between the C130J and the C-17ER, it goes a lot further and with a larger payload than a C130 but for real heavylift you need the C-17.

[mth6097]

Thanks for the clarification.

[flyboy8492]

or a C-5

[atliance]

the swedish S-Tank?

:)

[Toxicseagull]

look up the FRES program. its not meant for MBT's.

[illidanwashere772]

Well Done Video!

[illidanwashere772]

the best sucessor for c130!

[02Tony]

Not bad for a heavy transport taking off at short distances.

[jobenenen]

what propaganda I wonder until when it's finished 205o haahhahaha. Airbus sucks ass as far as military aviation is concerned.

[02Tony]

For a european you don't like an aircraft Europe including Germany has made. Its going to make the c-130 obsolete.

[porsche2u]

AN-70 better

[02Tony]

I thnik both aircraft are good; they will definently will be used by Europe and Nato.

[jewelshare]

The A400M air lifter is a cost-effective, high-speed turboprop aircraft specifically designed to meet the harmonized needs of European NATO nations and which equally fulfills the requirements of other air forces around the world.Designed to fill the gap between the C-130 and the C-17, the A400M will provide both tactical and strategic capability. The A400M was rolled out this June 26, 2008 This new multi-role transporter is expected to make its first flight in September/October.

[crackerjack777]

it likes like a mini C-17 with props

[crackerjack777]

it likes like a mini C-17 with props

[JedyTubeSaber]

Malaysian Royal Air Force ordered 4. I proud as a malaysian. but RMAF needs to replace all C-130's.