You're absolutely right, Sook - in fact, the hardware seems to be under those red covers in the rolling-out shot. Let's hope the software is found OK and flight-worthy, and that the C-130 flights at Marshall's next week go off OK too.
Fingers crossed ...
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Flightglobal today (01/10) has a shot of the modified C-130 on its last TP400 test flight from Marshalls, and another of A400 MSN 01 with all four engines and propellers installed. VERY nice to see ! Those propellers look more than impressive, and clearly bathe most of the wing in their "inwards rotating" slipstream.
Optimism seems to be strengthening down in Spain ...
