airbus a400m atlas
INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVE
3. SPECIFICATION
4. CAPABILITY
5. OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY
6. STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY
7. SUMMARY
8. REFFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus as tactical with start epic capabilities.
The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 December 2009 from Seville, Spain.
A total of 174 A400M aircraft have been ordered by eight nations as of July 2011. The A400M received certification in March 2013. The first aircraft was delivered to the French Air Force in August 2013.
The A400M is the most versatile airlifter currently available responding to the most varied needs of world Air Forces and other organizations in the 21st century
It can perform three very different types of duties: it is able to perform both tactical missions directly to the point of need and long range strategic/logistic ones and it can also serve as an air-to-air refueling “tanker”.
Powered by four unique counter-rotating Euro prop International (EPI) TP400 turboprop power plants, the A400M offers a wide flight envelope in terms of both speed and altitude.
The A400M was launched in 2003 to respond to the combined needs of seven European Nations regrouped within OCCAR (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Turkey and the UK), with Malaysia joining in 2005. This is one of the major reasons for its extreme versatility. Its maiden flight took place on 11th December 2009.
OBJECTIVE
The Airbus A400M will increase the airlift capacity and range compared with the aircraft it was originally set to replace, the older versions of the Hercules and Tran sall.
Cargo capacity is expected to double over existing aircraft, both in payload and volume, and range is increased substantially as well. The cargo box is 17.71 m long excluding ramp, 4.00 m wide, and 3.85 m high (or 4.00 m aft of the wing) and the
1. INTRODUCTION
2. OBJECTIVE
3. SPECIFICATION
4. CAPABILITY
5. OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY
6. STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY
7. SUMMARY
8. REFFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Airbus A400M Atlas is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus as tactical with start epic capabilities.
The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 December 2009 from Seville, Spain.
A total of 174 A400M aircraft have been ordered by eight nations as of July 2011. The A400M received certification in March 2013. The first aircraft was delivered to the French Air Force in August 2013.
The A400M is the most versatile airlifter currently available responding to the most varied needs of world Air Forces and other organizations in the 21st century
It can perform three very different types of duties: it is able to perform both tactical missions directly to the point of need and long range strategic/logistic ones and it can also serve as an air-to-air refueling “tanker”.
Powered by four unique counter-rotating Euro prop International (EPI) TP400 turboprop power plants, the A400M offers a wide flight envelope in terms of both speed and altitude.
The A400M was launched in 2003 to respond to the combined needs of seven European Nations regrouped within OCCAR (Belgium, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Turkey and the UK), with Malaysia joining in 2005. This is one of the major reasons for its extreme versatility. Its maiden flight took place on 11th December 2009.
OBJECTIVE
The Airbus A400M will increase the airlift capacity and range compared with the aircraft it was originally set to replace, the older versions of the Hercules and Tran sall.
Cargo capacity is expected to double over existing aircraft, both in payload and volume, and range is increased substantially as well. The cargo box is 17.71 m long excluding ramp, 4.00 m wide, and 3.85 m high (or 4.00 m aft of the wing) and the