photo: Airbus Military The Airbus A400M airlifter has completed first phase of its airdrop trials as a part of its flight test program...
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The Airbus A400M airlifter has completed first phase of its airdrop trials as a part of its flight test program.
During the trials, an A400M prototype flew over the Fonsorbes drop zone near Toulouse, France, dropped a range of different loads by parachute in 11 flights over a two-week period.
It dropped a total 26 platforms and containers weighing from 255kg to 4 tonnes using the ramp aerial-delivery system (RAS-wedge), and 11 bundles weighing from 15kg to 320kg using the paratrooper doors.
