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The Airbus A400M Atlas [nb 1] is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. 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 C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules . [ 3 ]
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a military aircraft featured in a Tom Cruise stunt. The UK's Royal Air Force has used it to send humanitarian aid to Gaza and evacuate civilians from Kabul.
Escadron de Transport 1/61 Touraine is a French Air and Space Force squadron located at Orléans – Bricy Air Base, Loiret, France which operates the Airbus A400M Atlas. [ 1 ] The second A400M for the squadron was christened "Ville de Toulouse" on January 22, 2014 at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport .
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According to the original planning, the Airbus A400AM should have been brought into service within a few years. However, due to technical problems the first aircraft of the new type were expected to enter service not before November 2014. [15] Air Transport Wing 62 will be the only wing within the German Air Force to fly the Airbus A400M. [16]
The Europrop International TP400-D6 is an 11,000 shp (8,200 kW) powerplant, developed and produced by Europrop International for the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft. The TP400 is the most powerful turboprop in service using a single propeller; only the Kuznetsov NK-12 from Russia and Progress D-27 from Ukraine, using contra ...
Royal Air Force A400M Atlas of LXX Squadron, taking off from RAF Akrotiri The squadron reformed on 1 October 2014 and was officially "stood up" on 24 July 2015 by presentation with a new standard by Princess Anne [ 12 ] becoming the Royal Air Force's first frontline A400M squadron.
A search team investigating the deadly crash of a U.S. military aircraft in the sea off Japan last week has found wreckage and the remains of five missing crew members, the Air Force said Monday ...