Airbus A400M Display @ RIAT Fairford 2010

Uk public debut at fairford the brand new Airbus A400M Enjoy!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• airbus
• a400m
• riat
• fairford
• 2010
• demo
• display
• transporter

[stalkingalizee]

C-17s cost $500 million. Not many can afford that, much less cash strapped Europe.  I would rather have 4 of these than a C-17 and I presume most countries will as well. C-130 is obsolete now. A400M is an incredible aircraft, very quite too which a great plus flying into hostile territory and keeping people living around the airbase happy.

[staffsmole]

What a lovely, tight display at 7.35 of the Green Refuse Recepticle Display Team...a classic, I think you'll agree?

[mrs341341]

@stalkingalizee Prefiro o C-130!

[loudness96]

Turboprop noise on flight?? OMG this looks good!!

[TheRidersChoice]

poor mans c-17

[bullitt351c]

Well done Airbus,well done.

[clusterguard]

The Hercules has got to retire'n'g'fishing w/ my grandpa' ... GO-A400M!!

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

@stalkingalizee nah it not just EADS , the only people im mad at is the Aust dept defence, so ill let you be and attack the people who need to be attacked on where tax dollars belong, unless your a salesman for said company then you were warned(in friendly manner) thanks for your answers im off to post things on our current govt home site and tell them what i want the revenue they have to spend , spent on, good luck.

[stalkingalizee]

@MrFattyfatfatboy It all comes down to cost per tonne and A400M has a 2:1 advantage. I don't know why you hate EADS products but that is your personal issue.

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

@stalkingalizee OK so you got all the facts im not going to bring up tech stuff against you but im back here in oz reading on how my taxes went to 46 eurocopter eh90s ,5 A330 tankers 22 eurocopter tigers 10 c27j's so like the article i was reading said we should put an embargo on defence salesman from airbus and associated companys from coming to these shores as they must have some dark dark secrets on our defence minister or he is on the take either way the c130j's all we need.

[stalkingalizee]

@MrFattyfatfatboy 6 C-17s equates to the price of 18-24 A400Ms, depending on options. A400M has 2/3rds the cargo volume of the C-17, most payloads are not armour which is what C-17 is good at. For the everyday loading of pallets a single A400M is 2/3rds effective as a single C-17 for far less initial and operational cost.

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

@stalkingalizee 6 c-17s equate to 12 a400ms in cargo with half the crews then all you need is buy c-130js like canada and Australia and some c27j for small fields like Aus and its all covered the thing i cant believe is our defence is even thinking of wasting money on buying 12 of these when our c130js are still brand new it makes no sense ,just like they bought those 5 airbus tankers when at the same time crying poor on greenhouse gas reduction incentives people were banking on