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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 ]
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. Germany's ...
German Air Force (Luftwaffe) – total: 110; after 20 were sold to Turkey: 90; October 2011 (before introduction of the Airbus A400M): 80; August 2014: 56; the last wing (4 aircraft) was disbanded on 15 December 2021 and Replaced with C-130J-30 Super Hecules and Airbus A400M Atlas.
Specifications (C-2) Cockpit ... Airbus A400M Atlas – Multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft Max. Payload 37t ... External videos;
The first flight of the A400M took place in 2009. [10] Two years later the TP400 engine received EASA certification. [11] The first engines were delivered in 2012. The French Air Force began using the A400M in 2013. [4] The following year, the engine was delivered to a further three countries: Turkey, the United Kingdom [12] and Germany. [13]
The Airbus A400M Atlas performs tactical as well as strategic airlift. Examples of late current large strategic airlifters include: Airbus A400M Atlas; Antonov An-124 Ruslan; Antonov An-225 Mriya (Only model destroyed during the Battle of Antonov Airport) [45] Boeing C-17 Globemaster III; Ilyushin Il-76; Lockheed C-5 Galaxy; Xi'an Y-20
The dimensions of its cargo hold, 12.69 × 1.90 × 2.70 meters, are roughly three meters longer in comparison to the preceding CN-235. It has sufficient volume to carry up to 71 soldiers, 24 stretchers along with up to seven medical attendants, five standard 108" pallets of cargo, or three Land Rover -sized light vehicles.