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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 A400M is sized between the C-130 and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. It can carry heavier loads than the C-130 and can use ...
The C-17 gives the RAF strategic capabilities that it would not wish to lose, for example a maximum payload of 169,500 pounds (76,900 kg) compared to the A400M's 82,000 pounds (37,000 kg). [42] The C-17's capabilities allow the RAF to use it as an airborne hospital for medical evacuation missions. [94]
After researching foreign aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and Airbus A400M, the Japanese Ministry of Defense concluded that there were no aircraft in production that possessed the capabilities that the JASDF required. In response to this need, the Japanese MOD commenced the production of plans to develop an ...
The A400M can transport helicopters like the Chinook, Puma, and Wildcat. Fitting these aircraft inside requires less dismantling than on the C-130J. For example, for an A400M, only the Puma's ...
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 A400M is positioned, in terms of size, between the C-130 and the C-17; it can carry heavier loads than the C-130, and is ...
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
Image credits: dogswithjobs There’s a popular saying that cats rule the Internet, and research has even found that the 2 million cat videos on YouTube have been watched more than 25 billion ...
The Sikorsky CH-53K A 1970s Ilyushin-Il-76 airlifter designed for both strategic and tactical military operations From top to bottom, a size comparison of the C-160, C-130J, C-130J-30, C-390, A400M and C-17