A400M

[Theis]

The new airbus A400M is Airbus latest answer to the Hercules

http://www.airbusmilitary.com/home.html
Cool!

Can you see missiles?

Smokey!

woow!

This Cockpit is AWESOME!!


Cheers Theis

[Ivan]

copy paste pot ketlle.

An-70 -> An-7x german project -> Airbus A400.

[jrpilot]

Doesn't look like an Airbus cockpit...

I personally don't see this becoming a big seller since most people who want the Hercules already have it...and the cost to design and manifacture the A400M will be high.

[Sytse]

Nice pics though... I'd love to fly that beast once...

[C]

Doesn't look like an Airbus cockpit...

I personally don't see this becoming a big seller since most people who want the Hercules already have it...and the cost to design and manifacture the A400M will be high.

They've already got several major orders. It'll be a viable alternative to the limited capability of the Herc (due to its internal dimensions) and the very expensive C-17 (how many airforces have been able to afford that?). Completely new airframe, modern avionics, new engines: shouldn't be too bad...

[Craig.]

They've already got several major orders. It'll be a viable alternative to the limited capability of the Herc (due to its internal dimensions) and the very expensive C-17 (how many airforces have been able to afford that?). Completely new airframe, modern avionics, new engines: shouldn't be too bad...

What Charlie said. This isnt a new idea, they have been designing it for quiet a few years now, and will be very sucessful. As Charlie said, its a very good inbetween of the C17 and Herc. Looks like an Airbus cockpit to me, the screens are a little bigger for military requirements, but the same standard layout and side-stick.
As for it being a copy of some antanov or whatever, maybe, but its also a basic copy of the C130 which is god knows how old. No point going down that road, as the designs for such transports will be pretty much the same, as its the best method. High wing 4 prop. change the tail a little there ya go.

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

Nice looking piece of kit Theis

Sorry I can't purchase one...it will land on my strip but won't fit in my hangar.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Ivan]

Swept wing, 4x 10000HP turboprops, as fast as a C17 and probably better short runway performance (no spinup time)

[Boss_BlueAngels]

just FYI... in that 2nd pic it's firing off flares.  

As for takeoff performance being better than a C-17... probably, but for a jet that huge, the '17 deserves some serious respect.  Those blown' flaps really increase the performance a lot.  

If I'm not mistaken (correct me if I am wrong) the '17 can also operate out of a 3,000 foot strip.

[C]

[quote]just FYI... in that 2nd pic it's firing off flares.

[Felix/FFDS]

Crumbso, for shame!  How DARE you presume that Airbus would stoop so low as to copy a concept?

[ATI_7500]

The An-70 would have been the cheaper and better looking solution, but I'm not sure whether the maintenance costs are lower than those of the A400 (because of the counter-rotating props).


The 'pit:

[Ivan]

Antonnov has even more SHP output... 13500HP or so (and that is a fuel flow limit, the engine easyly does 15000-16000HP)