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Forum: Military Aviation

21st May 2020, 15:01

Replies: 34

A400M - why the props ?

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Posted By Forrest Black

The simple answer: It replaces aircraft that have...

The simple answer: It replaces aircraft that have props as well - since they were made for tactical missions.

Also compare the A400M's rather modest flap system to the massive blown flaps that...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jan 2019, 02:59

Replies: 337

Reports of A400 Crash, Saville, Spain

Views: 226,100

Posted By Forrest Black

Some of the questions asked here in September...

Some of the questions asked here in September 2018 have actually been answered in the full version of the Reuters report partially quoted in Post #296 in November 2017 ("Airbus knew of software...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Jan 2017, 08:40

Replies: 29

Indonesia Order 5 A400M

Views: 8,816

Posted By Forrest Black

That's somewhere along the lines of "the A400M is...

That's somewhere along the lines of "the A400M is superfluous since C-17 + C-130 is all you need". But if they had wished to buy C-17s, there would have been plenty of time to do so. They waited for...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Jan 2017, 15:48

Replies: 29

Indonesia Order 5 A400M

Views: 8,816

Posted By Forrest Black

The main reason probably is that unarmed air...

The main reason probably is that unarmed air transport is the kind of participation in military operations that the war-weary German public is expected to tolerate.

So the idea was to buy lots of...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Apr 2016, 23:34

Replies: 42

A400M engine problems.

Views: 20,304

Posted By Forrest Black

Remember that the A400M will replace smaller...

Remember that the A400M will replace smaller C-130s and C-160s in Europe. So there absolutely is a gain in strategic capabilities. The C-17 is too large and costly for most of the tasks the A400M...

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