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Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
Airbus Military has confirmed that its A400M transport is scheduled to make its first flight on 11 December, with aircraft MSN001 due to lift off from San Pablo airport near Seville around 10am local time.
The manufacturer's flight plan was confirmed on 9 December in an invitation addressed by Airbus Military managing director Domingo Ureña.
The correspondence says the debut sortie will last "between one hour and three, depending on the progress of this very first test flight". Airbus last week outlined its intention to conduct a flight of about 3h, during which the aircraft will reach an altitude of around 15,000ft (4,570m) and a maximum speed of 300kt/M0.72.
FlightGlobal report here - http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... riday.html
The manufacturer's flight plan was confirmed on 9 December in an invitation addressed by Airbus Military managing director Domingo Ureña.
The correspondence says the debut sortie will last "between one hour and three, depending on the progress of this very first test flight". Airbus last week outlined its intention to conduct a flight of about 3h, during which the aircraft will reach an altitude of around 15,000ft (4,570m) and a maximum speed of 300kt/M0.72.
FlightGlobal report here - http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... riday.html
Re: Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
Its airborne
Should be landing around 12pm if the flightglobal info is correct log onto here http://www.airbus.com/en/A400M/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for live coverage of the landing 


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Well i'll be!
Never thought it would fly for a long time yet.
About darn time too.
Never thought it would fly for a long time yet.
About darn time too.
Re: Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
A bit of an update.Gary wrote:Its airborneShould be landing around 12pm if the flightglobal info is correct log onto here http://www.airbus.com/en/A400M/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for live coverage of the landing
The website is saying it will be showing live from 12:30 PM GMT + 1
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Live coverage has started again
liking the line up of all the Airbus aircraft 


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Excelent - they've got some great weather there.
tee hee, I nice blonde lady just got her heel stuck in a drain cover.
tee hee, I nice blonde lady just got her heel stuck in a drain cover.
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Just landed. Still think its fugly but its growing one me 

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Just landed!
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Blooming work got in the way, so missed it, I'll have to wait for the repeat.
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its still live now (or is it a repeat?), Doesnt look anything like a C17 at all 

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Wasn't sure how to post the vid, so here's the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX-kIUYRyDk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX-kIUYRyDk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
Ah at last!! Nice to see it in the air!! Lets hope everything stays on track now!! 

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Boo boo (aka Jamie)
'The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down!' - Yeager
Boo boo (aka Jamie)
'The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down!' - Yeager
Re: Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
No 'he' didn't:Fireman Sam wrote:Does anybody knows why he made the entire flight with the landing gear opened?

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Looked good from where I stood...


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Re: Airbus A.400 to fly Friday
Lovely stuff, Mr O. Me jealous? I was first reserve...TonyO wrote:Looked good from where I stood...

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Very nice Tony.
People really don't appreciate the size of this thing.
Anyone got a representative picture of this thing showing it's scale???
People really don't appreciate the size of this thing.
Anyone got a representative picture of this thing showing it's scale???
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Pity, it would have been fun, but there just wasn't the room on the biz-jet, I suppose you could have sat on the sofa at the back!!!f-4 wrote:Lovely stuff, Mr O. Me jealous? I was first reserve...TonyO wrote:Looked good from where I stood...
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