Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Big pricetag.......but wow! http://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a400m-set-for-july-deliveries-2013-6?utm_source=ob&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=slhig&utm_campaign=mxpl2013-hg#the-a400m-cruises-37000-feet-above-the-ground-at-mach-72-72-the-speed-of-sound-it-can-fly-more-than-5400-miles-on-a-tank-of-gas-1 LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Pretty fast. They should be able to get out of harms way tout suite! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 These are some of the same folks that brought us the Concord. Isn't FRENCH and WARPLANE an oxymoron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Flimshaw Sass# 73310 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Kind of looks alot like this plane from the russkies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MkCwf--WS4 don't worry, it's an airplane video not car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Remember french rifle, dropped once; never fired. French special forces can run fast with new fast retreat aircraft. They had to make a faster version of the C-130 Learn from the BEST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The 400 has counter-rotating props, and the gearbox has been giving Airbus fits. They fixed it "avec certitude" several times now. Since the C-17 is a far superior airlifter, I'll be REALLY concerned if our govies buy the 400M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 The 400 has counter-rotating props, and the gearbox has been giving Airbus fits. They fixed it "avec certitude" several times now. Since the C-17 is a far superior airlifter, I'll be REALLY concerned if our govies buy the 400M. Ditto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 The USA should NEVER buy any military gear from any foreign country. Once upon a time (back in the late 1970s and early 1980s and more perhaps) there was a law that stated all military and government must buy AMERICAN first. Besides between the C5, C17, C130 we have the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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