Wow, it can be a tanker, dodge anti-aircraft, land on unprepared airfields, carry cargo on pallets, take troops to forward positions, act as an air ambulance or carry one or two vehicles at a time... It took Airbus a long time to conceptualize a C-130!
The A400M air lifter is a cost-effective, high-speed turboprop aircraft specifically designed to meet the harmonized needs of European NATO nations and which equally fulfills the requirements of other air forces around the world.Designed to fill the gap between the C-130 and the C-17, the A400M will provide both tactical and strategic capability. The A400M was rolled out this June 26, 2008 This new multi-role transporter is expected to make its first flight in September/October.
@aviatormxpilot salutations to Puerto-Rico C-17 and M-400 are two different designs for two different visions. Europe has tried to find a replacement for the Transall C-160 (former paratrooper, I often jumped from C-160): super short takeoff and landing, versatility, and cost of maintaining reduced. Furthermore, turboprops offer a better consumer / power and are less fragile.
It was never going to carry a main battle tank any more than a C130 can, that remains a capability only the C-17 will fulfill. The A400M will carry a warrior APC and it's that on the video. As said before it fits between the C130J and the C-17ER, it goes a lot further and with a larger payload than a C130 but for real heavylift you need the C-17.
@05go For the record I'm Puerto Rican, That said, the M400 may have a place in aviation, Like the boneyard. If the M400 is so great, why did the Government back Airbus Co. pretty much copied the designs of our aircraft? The M400 lnoks like a combo of the C-130, the C-135 and the C-17.
Given the fact that a Brititsh Challenger weighs 68.9 tons and the Max. Payload of the A400M is only 37 tons, exactly what tanks in the European armies weigh less than 37 tons that could fit on this aircraft as shown in the video?
According to the Wikipedia entry about this plane, it is turning into an overpriced turd. The German military is upset because the plane is not living up to its original promised cargo weight, and the production has been set back often enough that many of its would-be customers are looking elsewhere.
@aviatormxpilot ce morceau de merde possède les meilleurs turbopropulseur du monde. Les anglo-saxons sont prétentieux !!! l'airbus A400 sera beaucoup plus polyvalent que le C-17 c'est dur de ne pas être toujours les premiers, je comprends ... LOL
Wow, it can be a tanker, dodge anti-aircraft, land on unprepared airfields, carry cargo on pallets, take troops to forward positions, act as an air ambulance or carry one or two vehicles at a time...
It took Airbus a long time to conceptualize a C-130!
The A400M air lifter is a cost-effective, high-speed turboprop aircraft specifically designed to meet the harmonized needs of European NATO nations and which equally fulfills the requirements of other air forces around the world.Designed to fill the gap between the C-130 and the C-17, the A400M will provide both tactical and strategic capability. The A400M was rolled out this June 26, 2008 This new multi-role transporter is expected to make its first flight in September/October.
Thanks for the clarification.
@aviatormxpilot salutations to Puerto-Rico
C-17 and M-400 are two different designs for two different visions. Europe has tried to find a replacement for the Transall C-160 (former paratrooper, I often jumped from C-160): super short takeoff and landing, versatility, and cost of maintaining reduced. Furthermore, turboprops offer a better consumer / power and are less fragile.
@straighttailpilot It is a conceptual video. The plane wasn't flying yet when they were trying to sell it.
it likes like a mini C-17 with props
Will there be an Air Support version of this aircraft?
For example the C-130 has the AC-130.
Would be pretty cool to see an AC-400M. :P
@05go BTW thanks for the translation,
cheers
It was never going to carry a main battle tank any more than a C130 can, that remains a capability only the C-17 will fulfill. The A400M will carry a warrior APC and it's that on the video.
As said before it fits between the C130J and the C-17ER, it goes a lot further and with a larger payload than a C130 but for real heavylift you need the C-17.
Not bad for a heavy transport taking off at short distances.
@05go For the record I'm Puerto Rican, That said, the M400 may have a place in aviation, Like the boneyard. If the M400 is so great, why did the Government back Airbus Co. pretty much copied the designs of our aircraft? The M400 lnoks like a combo of the C-130, the C-135 and the C-17.
@sdremish makes sense!
I thnik both aircraft are good; they will definently will be used by Europe and Nato.
Given the fact that a Brititsh Challenger weighs 68.9 tons and the Max. Payload of the A400M is only 37 tons, exactly what tanks in the European armies weigh less than 37 tons that could fit on this aircraft as shown in the video?
es ist schon ein trauerspiel mit dem A400m !ist schon raus welches Flugzeug jetzt die transall ersetzen soll?
Try to compare it with Russian An-70;)
@thepod24 Airbus does not copy: advance our turboprop is clear
For a european you don't like an aircraft Europe including Germany has made. Its going to make the c-130 obsolete.
Will airbus stop copying American planes for once?
According to the Wikipedia entry about this plane, it is turning into an overpriced turd. The German military is upset because the plane is not living up to its original promised cargo weight, and the production has been set back often enough that many of its would-be customers are looking elsewhere.
or a C-5
some of this video is fake! wwho the heck made it?!
@05go write to me in english
I hate our politicans this plane cant transport a mbt at least and no wrecker :(
Hell no, we have the C-17 why the f**k would we want this piece of crap?
@aviatormxpilot ce morceau de merde possède les meilleurs turbopropulseur du monde. Les anglo-saxons sont prétentieux !!!
l'airbus A400 sera beaucoup plus polyvalent que le C-17
c'est dur de ne pas être toujours les premiers, je comprends ... LOL
it likes like a mini C-17 with props