transport & mission aircraft · 2019. 11. 6. · short & unpaved airstrip operations...
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Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing
6 November 2019
Transport & Mission Aircraft
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A comprehensive and complementary
portfolio fulfilling all airlift needs
Staged airlift solutions…
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A comprehensive and complementary
portfolio fulfilling all airlift needs…with
distinctive capability differentiators
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Complementary Solutions …
SPAIN:
CN235
C295
A400M
FRANCE:
CN235
A400M
A330 MRTT
TURKEY:
CN235
A400M
MALAYSIA:
CN235
A400M
UAE:
C295
A330 MRTT
REP. OF
KOREA:
CN235
A330 MRTT
UK:
A400M
A330 MRTT
… to fulfil customers missions
Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing
Eric Isorce, Flight Test & Operations
6 November 2019
A400M Briefing
A400M Briefing
• A400M Capabilities
• A400M Customers in operation
• A400M Programme
• Latest Flight Test achievements
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Heavy & outsize loads
Strategic reach
Tactical capabilities
37 tMaximum payload
4 m x 4 mCross-section
40K ft Max. Altitude
0.72 M max. speed
Lower impact on airstrips than
medium tactical airlifters
Certified to airdrop
multiple loads up to
25 t
2 x Rangevs medium airlifters
20 tons to 3,400 nm
A400M: The Game-Changer
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Global reach for strategic missions
0.68 - 0.72 MCruise speed
40 000 ftMax. altitude
4x 11 000 shpEPI TP400-D6
Turboprops
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Large cargo hold and payload
37 t / 81 600 lb Max. payload
Optimised cross section to accommodate military and
humanitarian assistance loads
Patriot Launcher + HEMTT truck (34t. 17 meters long)
9 military pallets + 54 troops
116 troops / paratroopers
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Short & unpaved airstrip operations
Delivering a payload of
60 000 lb / 27.2 t
onto a 3000 ft / 900 munpaved runway with a
CBR rating down to 6• Very positive feedback from Users on A400M
unpaved runway ops
• A400M has a lower runway impact (12-wheel main
landing gear) than C-130
• The A400M can deliver mission-critical equipment
directly where they are most needed, onto short
and soft unpaved airstrips
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The most versatileairlifter
Uniquely adaptable
Delivering capabilities with a unique asset
Short & Soft Unpaved runways
Operations to/from austere airfields
Low Level FlightLow observability
and increased survivability
Heavy and outsize loadsLong range/high speed transport
Air-to-Air RefuellingTwo pods and a hose drum unit
Survivability
& Self-protectionDefensive Aids System
Aerial Delivery16 t single / 24 t multiple / 116 fully
equipped paratroops with 4 t equipment
© Turkish Air Force© DGA
© Ejército del Aire (Spain)
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A400M: Delivering game-changing capabilities
20 000 kg (44 000 lb) 3400 NM (6300 km)
One Motor Grader
to rebuild a road or runway
A400MMaximum Range: 4800NM (8900 km)
30 000 kg (66 000 lb) 2400 NM (4450 km)
One combat Stryker + Staff + Pallets
to provide quick support
37 000 kg (81 600 lb) 1780 NM (3330 km)
One Heavy Excavator + Staff + Pallets
to remove the ruins
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• Latest Flight Test achievements
• A400M Programme
A400M Briefing
• A400M Capabilities
• A400M Customers in operation
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Air to Air Refuelling
Aerial Deliveries &
Enhanced Tactical Ops
Combat Offload of Pallets
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Latest Flight Test Achievements
Managed Aerial Delivery &
Drop Accuracy
Aerial Delivery Loads by
Extraction up to 16T
Aerial Delivery-Static Line
Paratrooping-Single and
Simultaneous
Managed Low Level FlightCargo CraneDefensive Aids
Enhancements
Unpaved Operations –
Sand
Helicopter AAR Dry Contacts Night AAR (HDU & Pods)Hose Drum Unit (HDU) AAR
Certification
Cargo Hold Fuel Tanks
Air to Air Refuelling
Latest Flight Test Achievements
• Capabilities previously available:
– A400M as receiver
– AAR fast jets with Pods
• Pods & Hose Drum Unit (HDU): Certification on
Day & Night for small & large receivers achieved
• Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) for enhanced fuel
capacity: Certification Flight Tests (FT)
successfully completed
• Helicopter Air to Air refuelling: proximity tests
& first dry contacts successfully performed
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Latest Flight Test Achievements
Aerial Delivery - Paratrooping
• Capabilities previously available:
– Paratroopers Ramp & Door Static Line
– Alternate 30 paratroopers
• Alternate Door Dispatch: Certification FT
successfully completed up to 58 paratroopers
per single door
• Simultaneous Door Dispatch: Certification FT
successfully completed up to 80 paratroopers
TMB '19 - A400M Briefing16 November 2019
Latest Flight Test Achievements
Aerial Delivery - Loads
• Capabilities previously available:
– RAS wedge
– Bundles
– Air drop by gravity, manual up to 25T
• Loads AD by Parachute Extraction:
Certification FT successfully completed up to
16T
• Managed Aerial Delivery: Mission
Management System & automatic release
Certification FT successfully completed
TMB '19 - A400M Briefing17 November 2019
Latest Flight Test Achievements
Unpaved Runways
• Full Capability Certified
• Development & Certification FT Campaigns
successfully performed in Spain, France and
UK at different landing zones ranging from Hard
Soil, Natural surface with vegetation, soft
natural surfaces and beach operations
• “ASSUR” Runway Surface Assessment tool
developed to aid Operators in surface survey
and Operations planning
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Latest Flight Test Achievements
Low Level Flight (LLF)
• Capabilities previously available:
– Manual LLF, 150ft AGL Day/ 300ft AGL Night
• Automatic low level flight on VMC conditions:
Development and Certification Flight Test
performed successfully
Survivability & Self Protection
• Capabilities previously available:
– Armouring. MWS&RWR. Chaff&Flares
• Enhancement to Dispenser location
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Latest Flight Test Achievements
Transport
• Capabilities previously available:
– Loading and Transport of Troops and Loads
– MEDEVAC
– Combat offload of vehicles
• Combat Offload
– Combat Offload of Pallets. Certification
Flight Tests successfully completed
• Cargo Crane
– Certification Ground Tests successfully
performed up to 5T
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A400M Briefing
• A400M Capabilities
• A400M Customers in operation
• A400M Programme
• Latest Flight Test achievements
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84A400M delivered*:
• Germany: 31
• UK: 20
• France: 15
• Turkey: 9
• Spain: 5
• Malaysia: 4
*As of mid October
A400M Program -Customer Base
174 orders
8 Air Forces
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France Turkey United Kingdom Germany
Malaysia Spain Belgium / Luxembourg
50 10 22 53
4 27 8
Proven in Tactical and Logistic missions in Africa & Middle East
Supporting Humanitarian missions around the globe
Worldwide operations
More than 60 000 FHflown by the A400M fleet*
*As of October 2019
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A400M Briefing
• A400M Capabilities
• A400M Customers in operation
• A400M Programme
• Latest Flight Test achievements
November 2019 TMB '19 - A400M Briefing24
March 2018
A400M Customers in Operation
© Ejército del Aire (Spain)
Spanish A400M supports
Eurofighter deployment to
Latvia as part of NATO enhanced
Forward Presence operation
• Twice the payload vs legacy airlifters
• Faster response. High altitude cruise. Fully
integrated into the civilian airspace
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April 2018
A400M Customers in Operation
© Royal Air Force (UK)
© Royal Air Force (UK)
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Atlas A400M replaces Hercules
at Falklands' performing
MEDEVAC and SAR
• Longer Range and Endurance than
legacy aircraft
• SAR capability integrated into FMS
October 2018
A400M Customers in Operation
Royal Malaysian Air Force
provided Humanitarian
Assistance to Indonesia
• Despite the runway was damaged by the
earthquake, the A400M delivered relief
material, a 22-ton excavator and a fuel
truck to Palu, landing in less than 800 m
• A400M was the only heavy airlifter able to
land in Palu
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March 2019
A400M Customers in Operation
© Royal Air Force (UK) © Turkish Air Force
UK, Spanish and Turkish Air
Forces provided Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster
Relief (HADR) to Mozambique
• Several A400Ms flew to Mozambique to
help up to 37 500 victims of Cyclone Idai
in urgent need of shelter
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A400M Customers in Operation
July 2019
© Luftwaffe (Germany)
Germany deploys A400M to
Middle East in AAR role to
support combat aircraft
• A400M is in operation as tanker, with two pods
to refuel simultaneously two fighters
• Internal fuel, up to 50.8 t (112 000 lb) without
compromising any cargo hold area
September 2019
A400M Customers in Operation
© Armée de Terre (France)© DGA (France)
French Air Force performed
supplies airdrop to Kidal Air
Base (Barkhane Operation)
• A400M can airdrop up to 25 tonnes
on a single pass (multiple loads) and
16 tonnes on a single load
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