A400M
Owned By
| Operator: | Turkey |
| Status: | In Service/On Order |
| Number: | 1/9 |
| Cost: | $1.5 billion |
| Acquired: | 2014-2017 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | European Consortium (Assembled in Spain) |
| Role: | Tactical airlifter |
| Manufacturer: | Airbus Military |
| Introduced: | 2009 |
| Power plant: | 4 x EuroProp International TP400-D6 |
| Thrust: | 11,000 shp (8,200 kW) |
| Wingspan: | 139 ft (42.4 m) |
| Length: | 148 ft (45.1 m) |
| Height: | 48 ft (14.7 m) |
| Weight (empty): | |
| Maximum takeoff weight: | 310,850 lb (141,000 kg) |
| Fuel Capacity: | 81,600 lb (37,000 kg) |
| Speed: | 344.9 mph (555 km/h) |
| Ceiling: | 40,000 ft (12,200 m) |
| Range: | 5,408.6 miles (8,700 km); with max payload: 2,048.3 miles (3,300 km) |
| Crew: | 4-Mar |
| Armament: | None |
| Radar/Sensors: | Northrop Grumman AN/APN-241E weather and navigation radar |
| Optional Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) | |
| Terrain-masking low-level flight (TMLLF) system | |
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | ALR-400 Radar warning system |
| Multicolor infrared alerting sensor (MIRAS) | |
| Chaff and flare decoy dispensers | |
| Directed infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system | |
| Armored cockpit | |
| Bullet-resistant windscreens | |
| Misc Systems: | Fly-by-wire |
| Head-up-Displays (HUD) | |
| Rockwell Collins HF-9500 high-frequency communications system | |
| Cobham Antennas Division SATCOM antennas | |
| Harpoints for electronic warfare pods and refueling pods |
Sources:
- “A400M.” Airbus Military. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
- “A400M (Future Large Aircraft) Military Transport Aircraft.” Airforce Technology. Kable, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
- Bekdil, Burak Ege. “First Turkish A400M Going Through Acceptance Tests.” Defense News. N.p., 13 Jan. 2014. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.
