01.08.2013 - Francouzské letectvo převzalo první transportní letoun A400M Atlas

At the end of last week took over the French military air force first turbo-prop transport aircraft A400M Atlas . The size of the Atlas fills a gap between the legend and current [url=/topic/view/21411/Boeing-C-17-Globemaster-III]a C-17 Globemaster, which, however, can only land at large airports.
The maximum range is 8 700 km, with a maximum load of 37 tons of drops the range of to 3 300 km. The Atlas will provide the european armies of the strategic transportation capabilities, as for example in Afghanistan transport up to 20 tons of cargo non-stop and refueling in flight.

Source: technet.idnes.cz

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