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Airplanes and photos. First A-400M for Malaysia makes its maiden flight

Seville, Spain - The flight lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes

The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A-400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN22, took off from Seville, Spain, on 30 January at 17:30 local time (GMT+1) and landed back on site 1 hour and 30 minutes later. The photo above shows MSN22 performing its...

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Rome, Italy, 02/03/2015 18:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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