Transport & Mission Aircraft · 2019. 11. 6. · Short & unpaved airstrip operations Delivering a payload of 60 000 lb / 27.2 t onto a 3000 ft / 900 m unpaved runway with a CBR rating

Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing

6 November 2019

Transport & Mission Aircraft

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A comprehensive and complementary

portfolio fulfilling all airlift needs

Staged airlift solutions…

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A comprehensive and complementary

portfolio fulfilling all airlift needs…with

distinctive capability differentiators

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Complementary Solutions …

SPAIN:

CN235

C295

A400M

FRANCE:

CN235

A400M

A330 MRTT

TURKEY:

CN235

A400M

MALAYSIA:

CN235

A400M

UAE:

C295

A330 MRTT

REP. OF

KOREA:

CN235

A330 MRTT

UK:

A400M

A330 MRTT

… to fulfil customers missions

Ioannis Papachristofilou, Head of Marketing

Eric Isorce, Flight Test & Operations

6 November 2019

A400M Briefing

A400M Briefing

• A400M Capabilities

• A400M Customers in operation

• A400M Programme

• Latest Flight Test achievements

November 2019 TMB '19 - A400M Briefing6

Heavy & outsize loads

Strategic reach

Tactical capabilities

37 tMaximum payload

4 m x 4 mCross-section

40K ft Max. Altitude

0.72 M max. speed

Lower impact on airstrips than

medium tactical airlifters

Certified to airdrop

multiple loads up to

25 t

2 x Rangevs medium airlifters

20 tons to 3,400 nm

A400M: The Game-Changer


Global reach for strategic missions

0.68 - 0.72 MCruise speed

40 000 ftMax. altitude

4x 11 000 shpEPI TP400-D6

Turboprops


Large cargo hold and payload

37 t / 81 600 lb Max. payload

Optimised cross section to accommodate military and

humanitarian assistance loads

Patriot Launcher + HEMTT truck (34t. 17 meters long)

9 military pallets + 54 troops

116 troops / paratroopers


Short & unpaved airstrip operations

Delivering a payload of

60 000 lb / 27.2 t

onto a 3000 ft / 900 munpaved runway with a

CBR rating down to 6• Very positive feedback from Users on A400M

unpaved runway ops

• A400M has a lower runway impact (12-wheel main

landing gear) than C-130

• The A400M can deliver mission-critical equipment

directly where they are most needed, onto short

and soft unpaved airstrips


The most versatileairlifter

Uniquely adaptable

Delivering capabilities with a unique asset

Short & Soft Unpaved runways

Operations to/from austere airfields

Low Level FlightLow observability

and increased survivability

Heavy and outsize loadsLong range/high speed transport

Air-to-Air RefuellingTwo pods and a hose drum unit

Survivability

& Self-protectionDefensive Aids System

Aerial Delivery16 t single / 24 t multiple / 116 fully

equipped paratroops with 4 t equipment

© Turkish Air Force© DGA

© Ejército del Aire (Spain)


A400M: Delivering game-changing capabilities

20 000 kg (44 000 lb) 3400 NM (6300 km)

One Motor Grader

to rebuild a road or runway

A400MMaximum Range: 4800NM (8900 km)

30 000 kg (66 000 lb) 2400 NM (4450 km)

One combat Stryker + Staff + Pallets

to provide quick support

37 000 kg (81 600 lb) 1780 NM (3330 km)

One Heavy Excavator + Staff + Pallets

to remove the ruins



• A400M Programme

A400M Briefing




Air to Air Refuelling

Aerial Deliveries &

Enhanced Tactical Ops

Combat Offload of Pallets


Latest Flight Test Achievements

Managed Aerial Delivery &

Drop Accuracy

Aerial Delivery Loads by

Extraction up to 16T

Aerial Delivery-Static Line

Paratrooping-Single and

Simultaneous

Managed Low Level FlightCargo CraneDefensive Aids

Enhancements

Unpaved Operations –

Sand

Helicopter AAR Dry Contacts Night AAR (HDU & Pods)Hose Drum Unit (HDU) AAR

Certification

Cargo Hold Fuel Tanks

Air to Air Refuelling


• Capabilities previously available:

– A400M as receiver

– AAR fast jets with Pods

• Pods & Hose Drum Unit (HDU): Certification on

Day & Night for small & large receivers achieved

• Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) for enhanced fuel

capacity: Certification Flight Tests (FT)

successfully completed

• Helicopter Air to Air refuelling: proximity tests

& first dry contacts successfully performed

TMB '19 - A400M Briefing15 November 2019


Aerial Delivery - Paratrooping


– Paratroopers Ramp & Door Static Line

– Alternate 30 paratroopers

• Alternate Door Dispatch: Certification FT

successfully completed up to 58 paratroopers

per single door

• Simultaneous Door Dispatch: Certification FT

successfully completed up to 80 paratroopers



Aerial Delivery - Loads


– RAS wedge

– Bundles

– Air drop by gravity, manual up to 25T

• Loads AD by Parachute Extraction:

Certification FT successfully completed up to

16T

• Managed Aerial Delivery: Mission

Management System & automatic release

Certification FT successfully completed



Unpaved Runways

• Full Capability Certified

• Development & Certification FT Campaigns

successfully performed in Spain, France and

UK at different landing zones ranging from Hard

Soil, Natural surface with vegetation, soft

natural surfaces and beach operations

• “ASSUR” Runway Surface Assessment tool

developed to aid Operators in surface survey

and Operations planning



Low Level Flight (LLF)


– Manual LLF, 150ft AGL Day/ 300ft AGL Night

• Automatic low level flight on VMC conditions:

Development and Certification Flight Test

performed successfully

Survivability & Self Protection


– Armouring. MWS&RWR. Chaff&Flares

• Enhancement to Dispenser location



Transport


– Loading and Transport of Troops and Loads

– MEDEVAC

– Combat offload of vehicles

• Combat Offload

– Combat Offload of Pallets. Certification

Flight Tests successfully completed

• Cargo Crane

– Certification Ground Tests successfully

performed up to 5T


A400M Briefing



• A400M Programme



84A400M delivered*:

• Germany: 31

• UK: 20

• France: 15

• Turkey: 9

• Spain: 5

• Malaysia: 4

*As of mid October

A400M Program -Customer Base

174 orders

8 Air Forces


France Turkey United Kingdom Germany

Malaysia Spain Belgium / Luxembourg

50 10 22 53

4 27 8

Proven in Tactical and Logistic missions in Africa & Middle East

Supporting Humanitarian missions around the globe

Worldwide operations

More than 60 000 FHflown by the A400M fleet*

*As of October 2019


A400M Briefing



• A400M Programme



March 2018

A400M Customers in Operation

© Ejército del Aire (Spain)

Spanish A400M supports

Eurofighter deployment to

Latvia as part of NATO enhanced

Forward Presence operation

• Twice the payload vs legacy airlifters

• Faster response. High altitude cruise. Fully

integrated into the civilian airspace


April 2018


© Royal Air Force (UK)

© Royal Air Force (UK)


Atlas A400M replaces Hercules

at Falklands' performing

MEDEVAC and SAR

• Longer Range and Endurance than

legacy aircraft

• SAR capability integrated into FMS

October 2018


Royal Malaysian Air Force

provided Humanitarian

Assistance to Indonesia

• Despite the runway was damaged by the

earthquake, the A400M delivered relief

material, a 22-ton excavator and a fuel

truck to Palu, landing in less than 800 m

• A400M was the only heavy airlifter able to

land in Palu


March 2019


© Royal Air Force (UK) © Turkish Air Force

UK, Spanish and Turkish Air

Forces provided Humanitarian

Assistance and Disaster

Relief (HADR) to Mozambique

• Several A400Ms flew to Mozambique to

help up to 37 500 victims of Cyclone Idai

in urgent need of shelter




July 2019

© Luftwaffe (Germany)

Germany deploys A400M to

Middle East in AAR role to

support combat aircraft

• A400M is in operation as tanker, with two pods

to refuel simultaneously two fighters

• Internal fuel, up to 50.8 t (112 000 lb) without

compromising any cargo hold area

September 2019


© Armée de Terre (France)© DGA (France)

French Air Force performed

supplies airdrop to Kidal Air

Base (Barkhane Operation)

• A400M can airdrop up to 25 tonnes

on a single pass (multiple loads) and

16 tonnes on a single load


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Transport & Mission Aircraft · 2019. 11. 6. · Short & unpaved airstrip operations Delivering a payload of 60 000 lb / 27.2 t onto a 3000 ft / 900 m unpaved runway with a CBR rating