Second production Airbus Military A400M makes maiden flight
The second production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter has made its maiden flight.
Known as MSN8, the aircraft made its first flight from Seville, Spain, the location of the A400M final assembly line on 7 June.
It is scheduled for delivery to the French Air Force in the third quarter of the year. MSN7, which flew for the first time at the beginning of March this year, will be delivered to the French Air Force in the coming weeks.
South Africa is a full industrial partner on the A400M programme with Denel Aerostructures and Aerosud responsible for design engineering, manufacture and supply of key components, including the wing-fuselage fairing, top shells, wing tips, cabin lining and cockpit linings. Cobham South Africa in Westlake, Cape Town, manufactures satellite communications antennae systems for the A400M and other Airbus programmes.
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