I'm rather touched that our prophetic Internet ramblings of nearly 10 years ago have been dusted off. Never really considered myself to be an A400 "program basher" though - I think my position at the time was more one of defending the mighty C130J.
I've subsequently done 10 years on the J and have now moved on to the 737. My opinions remain the same although I must admit I was a couple of years out on the A400 development. I still give it another 8 years before it can take on all the C130 roles.
I expect to see this post quoted in late 2020....
