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Airbus DS: first A-400M airplane for Germany runs its engines

Seville, Spain - In German Air Force service the aircraft will replace the ageing C-160 Transall fleet

The first Airbus A-400M new generation airlifter for the German Air Force has begun final tests towards its delivery. The four engines on the aircraft, known as MSN18, were successfully run simultaneously for the first time on 28 September at the Airbus Defence and Space Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain. In German Air Force service the A-400M will replace the ageing C-160 Transall fleet. The...

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Rome, Italy, 09/29/2014 17:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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