\u00a0The A400M can carry around 116 paratroopers, or simply personnel, which is more than an A318. They can be seated in four rows, all along the two sides of the fuselage, and back along the center line, thanks to the aircraft\u2019s width.<\/p>\r\n
The A400M, a collaborative venture involving governments and even Industries of around six European Countries, will support the deployment of the Joint Rapid Reaction Force and will give the Royal Air Force (RAF) a strategic and tactical aircraft which is capable of supporting all three services and be capable of interoperability with other Forces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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No let's talk about the A-400M performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
High Speed\/Altitude abilities of the A400M<\/h3>\r\n
Due to the aircraft\u2019s new state of the art technology, including its unique for engine set up of Europrop International TP400 turboprop, which will be the most powerful turboprops developed to date in the western world, they will be lighter, easy to maintain and will consume 20% less fuel per mission. Thanks to this, the aircraft holds the capability of flying long distance (up to 4,700nm or (8,700km). At a cruising altitude of up to 37,000ft, and a speed of Mach 0.72, this is very similar to the performance of a turbofan powered airlifter. It can even fly up to an altitude of 40,000ft in special operational situations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The A400M interior<\/h2>\r\n
A new, state of the art Defensive Aids Suite will be fitted into the aircraft, incorporating radio and infrared frequency detectors, electronic-countermeasure equipment and flare\\chaff dispensers. The cargo bay of the Atlas will be controlled by a single air loadmaster and can be configured for numerous roles including:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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- Pure troop carrying, or a mixture of troops and support equipment;<\/li>\r\n\t
- A mixture of light and heavy engineering equipment;<\/li>\r\n\t
- Palatalized cargo or military wheeled and tracked vehicles;<\/li>\r\n\t
- Two attack helicopters such as the Apache or Puma;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
The A400M features two Head-up-Displays (HUDs) which provide the pilots with all the necessary primary flight information together with Flight Director (FD) orders and flight guidance help during critical mission phases, such as tactical landings at unequipped airfields, in-flight refueling or low-level flying. The Atlas\u2019 cockpit also features eight large interchangeable liquid crystal head-down displays. Six of these, three per pilot, feature primary flight displays (PFDs), navigation displays, management or video, while two of them are for the general systems monitoring. These modern Flight Management System (FMS) screens are programmed using alpha-numerical keyboards for simple entering of data needed. The optional Enhanced Vision System (EVS) based on Forward Looking Infra-Red (FLIR) technology generates a high tech sensor based image of the environment in front of the aircraft in low visibility conditions. The EVS image is displayed on the HUD to provide the pilots at the flight deck with additional visual cues, which at times, are HIGHLY crucial.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n