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Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay

Latest from AINonline;

.....unanticipated problems integrating the 11,000-shp powerplant on the C-130 have further delayed the A400M program.

AIN understands that the problems have included vibration in the fuselage from the eight-blade propellers, and the need to protect the C-130’s rear wing and flap from the much greater heat produced by the TP400.

......In the 14 weeks since the TP400 was first ground-run on the C-130, only six hours have been logged.

.....The testbed is unlikely to fly before mid-November......

Full article is at;
Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay: AINonline

First flight in November? The article doesn't say which year