HOME. Comparing the Airbus Military A400M (Atlas) Long Range Multirole Transport Aircraft against the Lockheed C-130 Hercules Tactical Transport / Multi-role / Multi-Mission Aircraft.

Aboulafia added that the A400M sits somewhere between The Boeing Co.’s (NYSE: BA) C-17 Globemaster III and the C-130 in terms of payload. The A400m was intended by airbus to replace europe's C130 and C160 fleet, and though the a400m has a much heavier load than the hercules, they arent even in the same class as the C17.

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Comparison of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and Airbus Military A400M (Atlas) Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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COMPARE. Very recently, Airbus has unveiled its newest arrival, the Airbus A400M Atlas. Oh yes, the A400M is actually 'taller' than the C17 in terms of the height of the cargo cabin, has a broadly comparable range, but is a little under 2/3rd the size of in terms of payload, MTOW etc and carries about 1/2 the pallets if you just fill em up with pallets.

One of the design criteria for the C17 was that it had to be able to accept an all-up M1 Abrams tank, which it can do handily, along with a fair amount of support troops and equipment. The A400M will cost about half as much and carry about half as much tonnage as the C17.

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It is the cousin to Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules; they both have 4 propellers and loading bay doors. The Atlas is sized in-between the C-130 and the C-17 Globemaster in terms of size and speed, all designed for the same transportation capabilities. COUNTRIES. The Airbus A400M Atlas is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft.It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities to replace older transport aircraft, such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. MODERN AIR FORCES.

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