The low speed characteristics make the A400M ideal for dropping supplies from low altitude.The A400M can airdrop up to 25 tonnes/55,100 lb of containers or pallets through gravity and parachute extraction.

Safety

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With production underway for the 100th aircraft, Airbus is providing an exclusive, ongoing look behind the curtain – taking you inside the various European facilities as this milestone A400M comes together over the months ahead.Helping to secure people, nations and our environmentHelping to secure people, nations and our environment The A400M outperforms all of today’s available platforms in these aspects.

Launchers

Juni hatte sie den Transporter im Airbus-Werk in Sevilla in Empfang genommen und danach nach Wunstorf zum Lufttransportgeschwader (LTG) 62 überführt.

These are typically used for refuelling of fast jets, including fighters (such as the Eurofighter) or larger aircraft (such as the C295) or even another A400M for buddy refuelling.The A400M excels in the airdrop role, being able to drop from both high and low altitudes. The A400M is designed to operate efficiently from austere airfields, with unpaved airstrips, short runways, limited space for parking or manoeuvring and no ground facilities – conditions that present severe constraints for any tactical airlifter.

Die Luftwaffe hat mit der Übernahme des Airbus A400M mit dem taktischen Kennzeichen 54+34 nun 33 Exemplare des Turboprop-Transportflugzeugs in ihrem Bestand.

Key documents

By minimising time on the ground, the A400M’s systems reduce the aircraft’s vulnerability to hostile action. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 4 million screened photos online! Our locations

Crucially, two streams of paratroopers can jump simultaneously from the ramp or the two side doors to further cut jumping time and scatter. Air Transport Wing 62 was founded on 1 October 1959. Actionable intelligence Freighter The wing was founded in 1959 and is currently based at Wunstorf Air Base in Lower-Saxony, Germany operating Airbus A400M fixed-wing aircraft. Commercial Aircraft

Corporate Helicopters 32-tonne infantry fighting vehicles more quickly The RMAF deployed its A400M sending medical supplies, equipment and PPEs to the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Civil missions