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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 ]
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. [2]
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. [13]
On 9 May 2015, an Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft on a test flight crashed at La Rinconada, Spain, less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Seville Airport at around 1:00 pm local time, killing 4 of the 6 crew. [1] [2] [3] [4]
No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft and is based at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire.. The squadron was first formed as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps in 1915, serving through the rest of the First World War in Egypt and Mesopotamia, carrying out reconnaissance, bombing and air-to-air combat duties.
Airbus A400M Atlas. The Airbus A400M Atlas [31] [32] is a 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. [33]
The predecessor company, headquartered in Blagnac, was established in January 1999 as Airbus Military Company SAS, to manage the Airbus A400M project, taking over from the Euroflag consortium. In May 2003, the company was restructured as Airbus Military Sociedad Limitada (AMSL) prior to the contract being awarded and its headquarters moved to ...
Airbus A400M Atlas, a military aircraft; Canon Powershot A400, a Canon PowerShot A camera model This page was last edited on 27 December 2019, at 13:58 (UTC). Text is ...