RAF A400M Taking To The Skies

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Zak (netAirspace FAA) 04 Mar 13, 19:37

More than £300m is to be invested in training and defensive equipment linked to the introduction of the RAF's new transport fleet, it has been announced.

The MoD is buying 22 A400M Atlas transport aircraft to replace the RAF's fleet of C-130 Hercules planes, with the first aircraft set to enter service in late 2014.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21650779

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ANCFlyer (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 04 Mar 13, 19:41

What is the performance comparison between the A400 and a Herc?

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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 04 Mar 13, 19:55

Think of the A400M as the middle, sandwiched by a C-130 and a C-17.

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captoveur 04 Mar 13, 20:26

ANCFlyer wrote:What is the performance comparison between the A400 and a Herc?

An A400 is a good bit larger.

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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 04 Mar 13, 20:27

captoveur wrote:
ANCFlyer wrote:What is the performance comparison between the A400 and a Herc?

An A400 is a good bit larger.

Than a C17?

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captoveur 05 Mar 13, 13:00

miamiair wrote:
captoveur wrote:
ANCFlyer wrote:What is the performance comparison between the A400 and a Herc?

An A400 is a good bit larger.

Than a C17?

No, but I don't recall a C-17 ever being called a Herc.

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JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 05 Mar 13, 14:08

miamiair wrote:Think of the A400M as the middle, sandwiched by a C-130 and a C-17.

Pretty much bang on half-way between the two. The quoted max payload is 39.5 tonnes, exactly double the C130J and just over half the C17's 79 tonnes.

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ShanwickOceanic (netAirspace FAA) 05 Mar 13, 15:00

...which would make it a third of the way between the two, if we're being pedantic instead of logarithmic :))

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