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Airbus A400M's gear requirements have been posed

Vélizy, France - Unprepared strips and programmed lying down: the Messier-Dowty's challenge

While Airbus is ready to promote its new A-400M strategical airlifter at Singapore Asian Aerospace Airshow (24-29 February 2004), EADS has selected its landing gear. Messier-Dowty will provide for it with a three twin-wheel components for each airframe side (see AVIONEWS). The gear of A-400M will have to meet a number of requirements such as, on the one hand, the capability in landing and taking off...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58292
Rome, Italy, 02/13/2004 14:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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