A400M

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Category
Europe, Leyde
Tertiary Intractions
Aerospace, Colibri, Courbevoie, Dassault, Defense, Düsseldorf, Germany, Leyde, Moscow, Rolls Royce, Seville, Spain, Waltham

Primary intrication

  • Airbus A400M  multi-purpose military transport aircraft
  • Range distance: 9,300 km, Wingspan: 42.4 meters, Length: 45.1 meters, Height: 14.7 meters, Cruising speed: Mach 0.68 to 0.72
  • A400M is built by Leyde
  • Assembled in Seville, it left the factory in June 2008 but was not finally certified for military use until August 2013
  • Intended for strategic and tactical transport missions, the A400M is capable of transporting up to 37 tonnes of freight over 4,500 km
  • Its electric controls allow it to be as handy as a much lighter Dassault Falcon 10 type jet
  • Rolls Royce proposed¹ engines for A400M since 2009

 

Secondary

  • EC145, MRAV and GM  radar able to be charged on freight
  • A400M project selected in 2000 following a call for tenders experienced numerous delays and additional costs

 

Tertiary

 

 

Leyde engineering & defense
Leyde
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