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Airbus A400M, also known as the Atlas, is a four-engine turboprop military aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities.The seven partner countries of the project are Germany, Spain, France, UK, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg.The airplane will allow aircraft to refuel in flight and to quickly transport large cargos over long distances. It has a cargo capacity of 37 tonnes, the aircraft is 45.1 metres long and 14.7 metres high. Its range can reach 6,389km with a cargo weighing 20 tonnes          Maiden flight of the aircraft took place on 11 December 2009 in Seville, Spain. Aircraft took off at 10:15am from the San Pablo aerodrome, where the Spanish plant Airbus EADS Company is based, The first flight, originally scheduled for the first quarter of 2008 but it had delayed till now     Airbus Military is expected to deliver the first aircraft in early 2013. Airbus Military holds 174 orders for the A400M from eight customers. With first delivery to first customer/operator, the French Air Force, by early year 2013.            The A400M will operate in many configurations including cargo transport, troop transport, Medical evacuation, aerial refuelling, and electronic surveillance. The aircraft is intended for use on short, soft landing strips and for long-range, cargo transport flights.The cargo box is 17.71 m long , 4.00 m wide, and 3.85 m high.     The A400M's wings are primarily carbon fibre reinforced plastic. The eight-bladed Scimitar propeller is also made from a composite material. The aircraft is powered by four Europrop TP400-D6 engines rated at 8,250 kW (11,000 hp) each. the pair of propellers on each wing of the A400M turn in opposite directions.Three-shaft TP400-D6 turboprop engine, to be manufactured by EuroProp International (EPI). EPI is a consortium formed by Rolls-Royce (UK, Germany), ITP (Spain), MTU (Germany) and Snecma (France). Rolls-Royce is responsible for overall integration. The four engines each have a maximum output of more than 11,000shp. The engines are fitted with FADEC (full authority digital engine control)          Landing Gear: Messier-Dowty was chosen as the supplier of both main and nose landing gear. Each main landing gear consists of three independent twin-wheel assemblies          Cockpit: Two sidestick controllers are installed to allow the pilot an unrestricted view of the electronic flight displays. The throttle controls are placed centrally between the two pilot stations. The avionics will include cockpit control and display systems with nine 6in × 6in displays and a digital head-up display which features liquid crystal display (LCD) technology
SPECIFICATIONS A400M ATLAS
Crew	3-4 (optional)	2 pilot (3 optional) 1 load master
Length	45.1 m	148 ft 0 in
Wing Span	42.4 m	139 ft 1 in
Height	14.7 m	48 ft 3 in
Empty weight:	76,500 kg	168,654 lb
Max takeoff weight	141,000 kg	310,852 lb
Max landing weight	122,000 kg	268,963 lb
Fuel capacity (internal wing area)	50,500 kg	111,330 lb
Number of Engines	4	4
Engines	Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop	8,250 kW (11,060 hp) each
Propellers	8-bladed	5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) diameter
Cruising speed	780 km/h (Mach 0.68-0.72)	480 mph; 420 kn)
Range at max.payload	3,298 km	2,049 mi (1,781 nmi)
Service ceiling	11,300 m	37,073 ft
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