A400M military transport plane took off today to make its first flight.
According to the details, the Airbus A400M military transport plane made its first flight today from the Spanish land. The military transport plane took off its test flight while Airbus workers, journalists, and politicians were clapping who were gathered to watch the event at Seville airfield in Spain. The head of Airbus parent company EADS, Louis Gallois, talked about the test flight and called it ‘more moving’ than he imagined. The huge, grey military plane was taken off by British test pilot Ed Strongman along with six other crew men. Because of its hulking appearance, the test engineers named the plane ‘Grizzly’.
Airbus A400M military transport plane has faced a doubtful future as the project was delayed for more than two years. The A400M military transport plane was first commissioned by several European countries six years ago. The companies which commissioned the A400M military transport plane included Germany, Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, and Luxembourg. The budget of the project was about €20 billion and the participating countries ordered more 180 planes. The purpose of the A400M military transport planes was to take military equipment to war zones like Afghanistan or for humanitarian causes. The future of the project is not certain yet and the manufacturing company EADS, the parent company of Airbus, hopes that the governments of these countries will negotiate with each other to prevent it from grounding.
Airbus A400M military transport plane is not going to fly in airs formally till 2012. Ministers of these countries are expected to meet next week in order to discuss the future of A400M project.
A400M military transport planes are designed to replace 130 Hercules cargo planes. 130 Hercules cargo planes were manufactured by Lockheed Martin and are being used by US Air Force.
A400m Military Transport Plane
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