Watch at this beauty!

Respenus · 06-26-08, 10:02 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7475687.stm

Nothing more to say.

rifleman13 · 06-26-08, 10:10 AM

She's a beauty alright!

But the C-130 Hercules can haul more goods!

Tchocky · 06-26-08, 10:10 AM

I remember walking around a mockup of the RAF's Future Large Aircraft at Farnborough 1994. This plane's been a long time coming.

Rifleman - the A400m can haul 37 tonnes, the C-130 33. Not much of a difference, mind.

rifleman13 · 06-26-08, 10:34 AM

Oops!

Just looked at Wikipedia and looked at the A400M's Maximum Payload and compared it with the C-130H's Maximum Takeoff Weight and confused the two! Sorry!

But to remind you of some troubles at Airbus, they entered a bid with the Canadians but they failed and the Canadians instead bought C-130J's and C-17s.

I antagonize with Airbus so much because of the 2-year delays and the incessant showing of reruns featuring the A380 in Discovery Channel Asia!

Schroeder · 06-26-08, 01:27 PM

IIRC Boeing has some problems with delays too, don't they?

Platapus · 06-26-08, 01:40 PM

Eight blades per engine.

Interesting design, hope it serves the various militaries well

mrbeast · 06-26-08, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Eight blades per engine.

Interesting design, hope it serves the various militaries well

I was just thinking about the 8 bladed props, thats gotta be the most I've ever seen on an engine.

Does anyone have any info about the thinking behind that? I'm assuming its for efficiency reasons.

Raptor1 · 06-26-08, 02:56 PM

I was wondering too, couldn't find anything

Wolfehunter · 06-26-08, 08:15 PM

Same here very interesting design. Looks cool.

Sailor Steve · 06-26-08, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Eight blades per engine.

Interesting design, hope it serves the various militaries well

I was just thinking about the 8 bladed props, thats gotta be the most I've ever seen on an engine.

Does anyone have any info about the thinking behind that? I'm assuming its for efficiency reasons.

A modern high-bypass turbofan has compressor blades which are larger than the rest of the engine, which aids by producing extra thrust, a la a propellor. It also sounds something like a propellor. This looks like it is meant to take that function even further.

August · 06-26-08, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbeast

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Eight blades per engine.

Interesting design, hope it serves the various militaries well

I was just thinking about the 8 bladed props, thats gotta be the most I've ever seen on an engine.

Does anyone have any info about the thinking behind that? I'm assuming its for efficiency reasons.

A modern high-bypass turbofan has compressor blades which are larger than the rest of the engine, which aids by producing extra thrust, a la a propellor. It also sounds something like a propellor. This looks like it is meant to take that function even further.

I bet it has a very distinctive sound to it.

AntEater · 06-27-08, 05:18 AM

I was allready thinking the A 400M would never see the light of day!
10 years of CGI animations finally come to an end

From the An-72 controversy (the ukraine basically had the same aircraft ready for serial production) to budget cuts the A 400M survived a lot.
Strange that the gestation phase of a modern military project seems to be as long as its service phase. Especially strange since no one has yet started a replacement program for the Eurofighter or the A 400M.
One of the greatest "fails" in media history was when the german weekly "Focus" published a CGI picture of an A 400M refuelling two Eurofighters and captioned it: "the A 400M can tow planes in the air"
:rotfl:

Schroeder · 06-27-08, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AntEater

One of the greatest "fails" in media history was when the german weekly "Focus" published a CGI picture of an A 400M refuelling two Eurofighters and captioned it: "the A 400M can tow planes in the air"
:rotfl:

Ouch!!
Facts, Facts, Facts.... isn't that their slogan?:rotfl:

Platapus · 06-27-08, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntEater

One of the greatest "fails" in media history was when the german weekly "Focus" published a CGI picture of an A 400M refuelling two Eurofighters and captioned it: "the A 400M can tow planes in the air"
:rotfl:

Ouch!!
Facts, Facts, Facts.... isn't that their slogan?:rotfl:

Those reporters from the "Focus" were idiots. It was clear that the two Eurofighters were pushing the tanker. It must have been tired or something.

sheeesh

SUBMAN1 · 06-27-08, 03:23 PM

Hey!!! They copied the C-130!!! Cheaters!

-S

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Respenus Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,169 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Watch at this beauty! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7475687.stm Nothing more to say. __________________

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I remember walking around a mockup of the RAF's Future Large Aircraft at Farnborough 1994. This plane's been a long time coming. Rifleman - the A400m can haul 37 tonnes, the C-130 33. Not much of a difference, mind. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Eight blades per engine. Interesting design, hope it serves the various militaries well __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Wolfehunter Crusty Capt. Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,752 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 25	Same here very interesting design. Looks cool. __________________

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rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	She's a beauty alright! But the C-130 Hercules can haul more goods!

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rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Oops! Just looked at Wikipedia and looked at the A400M's Maximum Payload and compared it with the C-130H's Maximum Takeoff Weight and confused the two! Sorry! But to remind you of some troubles at Airbus, they entered a bid with the Canadians but they failed and the Canadians instead bought C-130J's and C-17s. I antagonize with Airbus so much because of the 2-year delays and the incessant showing of reruns featuring the A380 in Discovery Channel Asia!

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AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was allready thinking the A 400M would never see the light of day! 10 years of CGI animations finally come to an end From the An-72 controversy (the ukraine basically had the same aircraft ready for serial production) to budget cuts the A 400M survived a lot. Strange that the gestation phase of a modern military project seems to be as long as its service phase. Especially strange since no one has yet started a replacement program for the Eurofighter or the A 400M. One of the greatest "fails" in media history was when the german weekly "Focus" published a CGI picture of an A 400M refuelling two Eurofighters and captioned it: "the A 400M can tow planes in the air" :rotfl: __________________

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