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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 ]
Air Transport Wing 62 at Wunstorf Air Base (transitioned to A400M) Air Transport Wing 63 at Hohn Air Base (disbanded 15 December 2021) South Africa. South African Air Force – Nine new C-160Z delivered in 1969 and 1970, all except one scrapped, the survivor is now at the South African Air Force Museum [48] 28 Squadron SAAF at Waterkloof; Civil ...
A member of Europrop claimed after the decision that the TP400 contract would only increase the costs of the USD$22.7 billion A400M program by about 1–2 percent compared to if the PW180 had been selected. [4] Two TP400 engines on the port wing of an Airbus A400M Atlas at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show.
An Airbus A400M operated by the UK's Royal Air Force was on display at the Farnborough Airshow. Pete Syme/Business Insider The heavy airlifter has received 178 orders from 10 nations.
One year after its inception the TP400 was selected by Airbus Military to design the engine to power the A400M. [9] In 2004, work began on analyzing the engine design, with the initial ground tests taking place a year later. The first engine run with propeller took place in 2006, with the first flight of the TP400 aboard a testbed taking place ...
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]
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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