You may have a point Beagle - the A400M may have potential. But who will fly it, from where, when, with how many, carrying what, at what altitude and is the fg trg system geared to provide the crews. All unanswered q's that need urgent attention. But my money is on the C17 - cos it works, its right here, right now and because OBL won't wait for AMC to deliver a dream but El Tone wants to play with Uncle Sam.