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2010-01-18 Europe

Airbus, A400M partners to meet in Berlin sez French def ministry

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-01-18 20:01|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Kinda makes me wonder... what's so hard about the A400M? Isn't it just like a (1950's era) C-130, only scaled about 1.5-2x larger?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-01-18 20:48|| 2010-01-18 20:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't it just like a (1950's era) C-130

Yeah, but with more socialism.

Posted by SteveS 2010-01-18 21:03|| 2010-01-18 21:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Speaking as a Machinist, ( "The guy who has to make things work), Scaling up is NOT easy.

Figure the strain on a 10 foot wing, now figure the strain on a 20 foot wing IT'S NOT DOUBLE IT'S SQUARED so doubling something adds 4 times (or more)force that the machine must withstand than before, it's not simple, reinforcement means twice more weight not four times more strength so you're chasing your own tail a lot here.
far easier to design from scratch than "Simply" enlarge.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-01-18 21:41|| 2010-01-18 21:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The C-17 is really looking attractive to a lot of the EU states, but they are all being really PC about it, what with Airburst being their baby and all.
Too bad that the State Dept won't make a push for exporting that. But in the long run, they may, after the tanker deal (Round III) is done.
Or worst case, assuming Boeing wins the tanker, State might make a case to buy some of the 400's and 'resell' them to friendlies.
Assuming the 400 isn't abandoned; way overweight, behind schedule, and below performance specs.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-01-18 22:06|| 2010-01-18 22:06|| Front Page Top

#5 "way overweight, behind schedule, and below performance specs"

In other words, very EUro....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-01-18 22:17|| 2010-01-18 22:17|| Front Page Top

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