A400M

The new Airbus A400M is the very first large aircraft to be made COMPLETELY of carbon fibre. It will be used by every European Air Force that helped manufacture it, Including the RAF. At the moment it is still going through stress testing and was due to have a test flight but was grounded due to engine problems on take off day. It has been delayed but will soon replace the famous, but very old C-130 Hercules.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• A400M
• Airbus
• carbonfibre
• aircraft
• transport
• airlifter
• airlift
• roll out

[chfreund]

Why do you people compare a plane that was basically finished in 1954 with one that is basically finished this year? The C130 has proven its worth and has been refit and reviewed over the years with growing experience from billions of miles flewn with it. Lets relax until the first hundreds of these are being in use for a few years. Guess which countries were able to afford a C130 in the 1950's .... ...

[Bluesbrothe]

terrible noise(music)

[Guitargod4ever45]

the fuck is this music??

[c53204]

Terrible music

[Aliasify]

@chfreund Because the A400m will be replacing the C130 in many airforces i think its very important that the two be compared.

[Firelife3]

@chfreund guess what country could barely afford a C130 today...sadly america is soon collapsing, again...Bad for the rest of the world....

[acridotherestristis]

Crappy German music!

[NikitasGuitars]

@05u16hep lol. I recently heard someone say the su-47 was just like the x-29. Yup, just like it, twice its size, with a lifting body, two engines, twin rudders, and horizontal tail stubs. Well they both have wings right? :-) *yawn*

[arturboj]

ey musik ?

[PSNgregiskool]

Germans will always beat us in engineering. That's because all the mexicans come and make it hard for us to find people who can go for 24 hours without drinking alcohol and are skilled in anything but injecting heroin. good thing the nazi's were there own race, otherwise there would be a german flag over france. who cares, let the fag's take care of them selves.

[05u16hep]

@MrKhayrula Yes they look identical! the A-400 M has counter rotating props just like... ah, no it doesent. Well, the A-400M has a "T" tail just like the AN-70... oh, the An70 doesent. Anyway, they both have Air-to-air refuelling... oh, the AN-70 doesent.