Neptune
SENIOR MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2013
- Messages
- 4,730
- Reaction score
- 53
- Country
- Location
World Bulletin/News Desk
Turkish Air Force (TURAF) pilots have tested the A400M military transportation planes which will be added to Turkey's Military Force's inventory list in this September.
The Airbus Military will deliver the first party of ordered ten new generation A400M cargo planes to Turkish Airforce until the end of the September 2013. The A400 cargo has passed many tests successfully and its quality has been approved by pilots who tested them in two different airbases of Turkey. Turkish Airforce Personals admired the technical features and maneuver ability of the plane and say that they are looking forward for the delivery of planes in September. TURAF will be the second world-wide user of the plane after French Air Force. The Airbus A400M Atlas is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities. The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 2008, took place on 11 December 2009 in Seville, Spain.
Turkish Airforce fleet grows with 10 new A400M planes | General | World Bulletin