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Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jun 2019, 15:44

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A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Airbus did take it all quite seriously in the...

Airbus did take it all quite seriously in the beginning. Every nation had competing needs. There was quite a lot of customer engagement. They even employed a good few knowledgeable staff from those...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jun 2019, 09:49

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Exrivo, some earlier discussion on this back at...

Exrivo,
some earlier discussion on this back at post 330.
can get more out of the side doors in a shorter time hence greater concentration on DZ.
static line out of the ramp on c130 when following...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Nov 2018, 19:25

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

TT, your #333 is a little disengenuous. Airbus...

TT, your #333 is a little disengenuous. Airbus took on a couple of our senior MACR Loadmasters when it was still a paper aeroplane and they were building the mock up at Bremen. Some of these guys had...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Nov 2018, 16:50

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

Views: 402,982

Posted By dragartist

Re #324. The guys from the test 206 Sqn gave a...

Re #324. The guys from the test 206 Sqn gave a lecture last night at the RAeS. They discussed the ASRA trial and the CDS trial in some detail. Big issues with the CARP and feeding data into the FMS....

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Apr 2014, 19:20

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

good one Coff. Probably finished up with all...

good one Coff.
Probably finished up with all the Springers at Defence Disposals at Grantham. Most had the moulding flash still on the tyres!

Like the Seagul OBM on the transom!

This thread...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Apr 2014, 19:24

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Ah Landroger, I was not being contentious. just...

Ah Landroger, I was not being contentious. just stating fact. These loading schemes were rolled up into what became Exhibit A. I am not sure if this became contractual document but worked to...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Jan 2014, 11:31

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Never mind the length feel the width

AA62, The extra width came about by a requirement to have two Landrovers side by side. back in 1995 the Air Portability section at JATE were working on the spec. at the same time the new landrover...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Jan 2014, 08:46

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Do all the loadmasters on A400M look like the...

Do all the loadmasters on A400M look like the ones on slide 12?

next time can I sit in the comfy chair shown in slide 46?

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Aug 2013, 18:53

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Are Turkey doing their own flight testing

Are Turkey doing their own flight testing then.

Well the last I knew Turkey were taking the lead on all of the parachuting trials. (helped by Q2 and other UK formations)

No doubt some of...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jul 2013, 21:55

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

VX275 is spot on. the envelope based on two...

VX275 is spot on.
the envelope based on two Landrovers side by side was cast in 1995. At the time the spare wheels were being strapped on the side of the landrover not on the bonnet. necessitating...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2013, 15:55

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Probably an A400M

Re #240

I rest my case - we are not joined up. who allowed squillions to be spent equipping Merlin with probes without the means to exploit them when we were broke.

The money could have been...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2013, 11:47

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

Now an A400M fan

I am enjoying this thread. You guys are great.
I think I have previously exposed my concerns about this A400M. (I becme loosely involved in 1995 and then on several A400M working groups before I...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Jan 2013, 15:05

Replies: 399

A400M Flight Testing Progress

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Posted By dragartist

forthcomming lectures

Some of you may beinterested in the forthcoming RAeS A400M lectures. 9th Jan atBedford ARA and 7th Feb Ed Strongman (test Pilot) at Cambridge. Thisis our Sir Arthur Marshall named lecture at Downing...

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