Airbus A400M Atlas
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a military cargo aircraft. It is built in Spain by Airbus Defence & Space, part of Airbus Group. The wings are made in the UK.[2] The cockpit and landing gear are made in France.[2] Germany provides the fuselage assembly.[2] The Atlas is a four turboprops and high-wing aircraft. Orders have come from militaries of many countries like France, Germany, Spain, and the UK. The aircraft's first flight was on 11 December 2009. The French Air Force used it in the Mali war in 2013 and 2014.
| A400M Atlas | |
|---|---|
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| The second prototype A400M, Grizzly 2, at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow | |
| Role | Strategic/tactical airlift |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space |
| First flight | 11 December 2009[1] |
| Introduction | 2013 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | French Air Force Turkish Air Force |
| Produced | 2007–present |
Test flight crash
On Monday May 11, 2015, An Airbus A400M crashed in Spain during final flight testing. Two pilots and two flight engineers were killed in the accident.[3] Britain, Germany, Malaysia and Turkey all grounded their A440Ms.[3] The six planes France has will only see limited use.[3] Spain has stopped all testing of the planes until the cause of the crash is discovered.
Airbus A400M Atlas Media
An A400M viewed from below
The first A400M during the world presentation in Seville, June 2008
The first A400M during its fourth flight in January 2010
An A400M demonstrator arrives for the 2019 RIAT, England
An A400M cargo compartment
Cockpit with side-stick and glass cockpit avionics
A Hamilton Sundstrand propeller for the A400M at the Paris Air Show, 2009
A400M showing its counter-rotating propellers on each wing
A French A400M performs airdrops during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2017.
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References
- ↑ Craig Hoyle (11 Dec 2009). "UPDATED - PICTURES & VIDEO: Airbus celebrates as A400M gets airborne". FlightGlobal. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Peggy Hollinger; Jeevan Vasagar (11 May 2015). "Crash casts shadow over Airbus' military transport aircraft". The Financial Times, Ltd. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ciaran Giles (12 May 2015). "Spain halts test flights for Airbus A400M troop transport plane until crash cause determined". U.S. News & World Report LP. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
