14 DECEMBER 2009

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Airbus flies

AIRBUS A400M turboprop military transport took to the sky last Friday under the command of Cornishman Captain Ed Strongman.  The Airbus A400M features the same proven fly-by-wire controls technology as the highly successful airliner family and an advanced cockpit that has evolved from that of the A380.  Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) wings and other large structures bring weight and strength advantages and cut the risk of corrosion.  The wings are made at Filton.  A total of 184 aircraft have so far been ordered by Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. www.airbusmilitary.com

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