Airbus A400M First Flight 11.12.2009
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The Airbus A400M military transport plane has carried out its maiden flight today in Seville (Spain), with almost two years of delay to the schedule.
The four-engined plane took off at 10:15am from the San Pablo aerodrome, where the Spanish plant Airbus EADS Company is based, in front of an audience of 2,500 people invited from all over the world, reports the company. These included King Juan Carlos and authorities from the seven partner countries of the project: Germany, Spain, France, UK, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg, who will analyse the consequences of the delays to the development of the A400M.
The airplane will allow helicopters and combat aircraft to refuel in flight and to quickly transport large cargos over long distances. It has a cargo capacity of 37 tonnes, is 45.1 metres long and 14.7 metres high. Its range can reach 6,389km with a cargo weighing 20 tonnes.
184 A400M airbuses have been ordered so far (11.12.2009) from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Spain, Turkey and the UK.
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and just for random facts, the c-17 speed is Mach 0.76 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h) while the a400m is Mach 0.68-0.72 (780 km/h,480 mph; 420 kn). the c-17 is still faster than this plane, so i guess the c-17 isn't a "failure in aviation" as some people call it
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This plane will NEVER i repeat NEVER replace the C-130. Yes, the C-130 is old, but it can land on a runway, ice, dirt, sand, even on a beach! i bet u this 12 ton plane can not do that. The c-130 is the best cargo plane that has be created and can be modded into any other type, such as the AC-130, KC-130, HC-130, MC-130, EC-130, LC-130, and a WC-130. The c-130 can even land on an aircraft carrier and i bet you the 400m will fail horribly attempting to do that. the c-130 will never die out.
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@davetileguy you can't compare a airbus A400 that is healthy and strong with an old C130 that farts out dust when it flys, next remember you can't compare new with old asshole
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@justincrzo fagg
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@Ma22Ma21 Faggot
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Ew. Its a scarebus. Boeing please!
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Very impressive but no one, not even boeing itself can ever match the power, the sexiness, and the maneuverability of the C-17 in a million years
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@Ma22Ma21 i dont think so that is a proppeller globemaster
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Airbus is bigger and bether than boing
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the name of the song please
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Ok today we have darling little a400m and his mother C-130 on the show to find out who the father is. Both C-5 and the C-17 say they will step up and be a father if in fact the child is theirs. We'll be right back with the results. Stay tuned!
ChallengerGuy22 8 months ago 12
@davetileguy This is partly true, although like so many other Americans your patriotism seems to inhibit your ability to make a balanced argument. There are no doubt 10's of 1000's of people in the 3rd world who, given the opportunities, could design and build a aircraft superior to the C-17. Just because someone is lucky enough to be born into a society that allows them to fulfil their potential doesn't mean they are better people. Yours and so many other Americans arrogance is unbelievable!
TheSimonHarris 8 months ago 6