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Offline RAIDER14

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First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« on: June 27, 2008, 10:44:24 PM »
Today the first complete Airbus A400M military transport rolled off the assembly line.
http://www.airbusmilitary.com/press.html
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2008, 11:29:38 PM »
I don't know much about this one but it is a sharp looking transport aircraft. It looks like it would have all the good features of a C-130 so we can only hope that this plane has the longevity to go with it.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2008, 04:02:36 AM »
IMO looks like garbage.  Hope it flies better than it appears.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2008, 04:04:08 AM »
Those props counter rotating?
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2008, 08:20:45 AM »
It looks like they are.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2008, 09:32:38 AM »
Those Euros, always reinventing the wheel.  Why don't they just buy American?   :D
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2008, 09:39:45 AM »
A400M has double the weight carrying capacity of the C-130, and its engines are twice as powerful.  C-130J costs 66mil, A400 costs 100mil.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2008, 09:50:38 AM »
State of the art Transport,it looks right I hope it's as successful as the civil Airbus projects.The wings are carbon fibre and made here in Britain. :aok
 
The props are not contra-rotating by the way.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2008, 10:21:06 AM »
Quote from: Hazzer on June 28, 2008, 09:50:38 AM
State of the art Transport,it looks right I hope it's as successful as the civil Airbus projects.The wings are carbon fibre and made here in Britain. :aok
 
The props are not contra-rotating by the way.

The props are not conta-rotating but they are counter-rotating.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2008, 10:44:11 AM »
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2008, 10:47:02 AM »
It has that distinct snout of an Airbus. Wonder if the pilots just sit back and watch the plane fly itself just like the other Airbus'.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2008, 11:25:35 AM »
Quote from: AquaShrimp on June 28, 2008, 09:39:45 AM
A400M has double the weight carrying capacity of the C-130, and its engines are twice as powerful.  C-130J costs 66mil, A400 costs 100mil.

so almost double the cost too.
probaly better off using 2 tried and true c-130's

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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2008, 12:15:38 PM »
100 is not almost twice 66.  Go back to school.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2008, 12:25:53 PM »
Quote from: AquaShrimp on June 28, 2008, 12:15:38 PM
100 is not almost twice 66.  Go back to school.

double would be 132. 100 IS almost double.

add the fact that by the time they're delivered, they'll be much much more/.
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Re: First Airbus A400 Roll Out
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2008, 12:58:04 PM »
Quote from: Rollins on June 28, 2008, 04:02:36 AM
IMO looks like garbage.  Hope it flies better than it appears.

Same here, and I doubt it. It might fly higher... :rolleyes:
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