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First German Air Force A400M military airlifter makes its maiden flight.
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The first Airbus
A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the German Air Force has made
its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The
aircraft, known as MSN18, took off from Seville, Spain Tuesday, October
14, at 14:30 local time (GMT+1) and landed back on site 4 hours and
58 minutes later.
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Test Pilot Thomas Wilhelm, who captained the flight, said after landing:
“It is a great privilege to have conducted the first flight
of the German Air Force’s first A400M.
I am absolutely confident that the combination of strategic range with
true tactical capability that it brings will contribute enormously to
the service’s air mobility capability for military and humanitarian
missions.”
The aircraft is the first of 53 ordered by the German Air Force and will be known in-service as the A400M Atlas. |
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