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 Monday, May 11, 2015

 
 
 

 
 The A400M is the most modern military transport aircraft in the world. The four-engine turboprop is also true as a problem child of the European defense policy. The recent accident caused new problems.
 

 
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After the crash of a military transport A400M, the German and British air force have their airplanes of the same model for the time being on the ground. An army spokesman said they were waiting the investigations in Spain from the cause of the accident with four dead and go till then not taking any chances. The French military issued only flights paramount permitted to participate.

The manufacturer Airbus enable developing a setback. After an unconfirmed report several engines were shortly after the start in Sevilla failed.

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One of the two surviving Airbus employees have the Spanish authorities reported the problem. This was, according to “Spiegel Online” at the sidelines of a meeting of defense ministers of France, Germany and Spain known. “We can not say exactly what happened,” Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said earlier. Enlightenment to bring the two flight recorders found on Sunday.

The crash on Saturday afternoon was the first one A400M. On the development of the military transporter seven European NATO countries are involved, including Germany. The plane crashed just after the start to his maiden flight. “The machine had never been in the air,” said an Airbus spokesman. You should be extradited to Turkey in June.

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is one of the most modern military transport aircraft in the world. The project, whose cost has been estimated at € 25 billion, is considered a major problem cases in the European defense policy. Technical difficulties and disputes relating to the financing had to build the – delayed aircraft by several years – much needed by the military. “The misfortune of Seville is consequences for the European armaments industry have”, headlined the newspaper “El País”. In Seville, the transport aircraft are assembled and tested before they are handed over to the air forces of different countries. Airbus A400M has been delivered to five countries: the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Germany, France and Turkey. Germany has so far received a total of 53 A400M and ordered machines. The British had received two A400M in November 2014 and a total of 22 ordered from Airbus.

The Spanish newspaper “ABC” reported, citing aviation community, the pilot had to the first test flight of the machine asked right after the start about to be allowed to return to the airport of Seville. However, this is no longer succeeded him. In the accident, four of the six Spanish crew members were killed, the two others were seriously injured rescued from the burning wreckage. All worked for Airbus Defense & amp; Space.

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