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Notapor champi el Mié Nov 01, 2017 7:39 pm

El A400M sigue dándole pérdidas a Airbus: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 0m-442722/
31 October, 2017 SOURCE: FlightGlobal.com BY: Craig Hoyle London

Airbus incurred a fresh charge of :arrow: €80 million ($93 million) against its A400M programme in the third quarter of this year, as the company remains in discussion with its European customers over delays to the tactical transport.

Detailed on 31 October, the new sum – which Airbus says is linked to "the production adjustment and liquidated damages incurred", takes the company's total charges taken against the A400M this year to €150 million.

Deliveries of the Atlas totalled 12 units in the first nine months of 2017: one more than during the same period last year. Recent transfers included the programme's 50th production aircraft, which was handed over to the German air force on 29 September.

"Production levels were adjusted to absorb inventory, with delivery schedules still in discussion with customers," Airbus says. Being conducted via Europe's OCCAR defence procurement agency, this process is intended to "de-risk" the programme, it adds.

"Development activities continued toward achieving the revised capability roadmap," the company says. "However, achievement of the contractual technical capabilities and associated costs remain highly challenging. There are also challenges remaining on securing sufficient export orders in time, on cost reductions, industrial efficiency and commercial exposure, which could all impact the programme significantly."

Chief financial officer Harald Wilhelm said during a webcast presentation: "We remain confident on the export potential, but the programme has a substantial lead time, and the focus right now is to deliver the aircraft to the core nations." However, its production rate adjustment "gives a bit more time to catch the export orders in the outer years", he adds.

Airbus details its first 50 A400Ms as having been delivered to six nations: the UK (16), Germany (13), France (11), Turkey (five), Malaysia (four) and Spain (one). A further two examples were handed over during October, including a second for Madrid. The company's order backlog for the type now stands at 122 units, with additional recipients to include Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Notapor charoska el Vie Nov 03, 2017 7:50 pm

Los cadetes de la AGM han volado a Vigo en un A400 para participar en los campeonatos interacademias que éste año son en la ENM
Que cada cual cumpla como bueno

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Notapor Chorbis el Vie Nov 03, 2017 9:27 pm

Se conoce el plan que tiene el EA de ir retirando el Hércules en favor al A400M. Me refiero más bien a fechas previstas de retirada.
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Notapor charoska el Sab Nov 04, 2017 10:08 am

Mientras no tengamos un numero de aviones y tripulaciones que permita hacer de todo no creo que retiren ningún Hércules
Que cada cual cumpla como bueno

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Notapor Orel el Lun Nov 06, 2017 1:33 pm

Los cadetes de la AGM han volado a Vigo en un A400 para participar en los campeonatos interacademias que éste año son en la ENM

https://twitter.com/EjercitoAire/status ... 6391672832
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Notapor champi el Dom Nov 12, 2017 7:30 pm

La reunión ministerial referente al A400M se retrasa hasta febrero: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbu ... SKBN1DA1NG

Parece que las cuentas siguen sin salir...

Entrevista con Dirk Hoke, "CEO" de Airbus para la división de defensa y espacio: http://aviationweek.com/dubai-air-show- ... oks-future
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:arrow: The A400M had a difficult year in 2016, particularly in terms of delays in capability development. Where are you with developing those, has 2017 been a more positive year and what is the outlook for 2018?

In terms of operational capabilities, we`re making good progress in all the key areas – airdropping, paratrooping, self-defense and helicopter air-to-air refueling. But what is really exciting is the examples we have seen very recently of A400M beginning to realize its true potential in-service. The UK, France and Germany were up and running on hurricane relief operations in the Caribbean quicker, and with bigger and heavier loads than they could ever previously have achieved. And we’re also seeing A400M being deployed on unprepared runway operations in Africa. So the promised transformation of European air mobility with A400M is starting to become a reality. As for the program in general, discussions with our launch customer nations are continuing.

:arrow: Where are you with getting more export customers for the A400M?

We have been talking to a number of nations for a while and we are optimistic that we can achieve export orders for this fantastic aircraft. However, I would not want to speculate on the timing of such export orders coming in.

:arrow: As we are here in the Middle East, can you talk about some of the opportunities you see here in the region, opportunities for follow-up sales and new business? Is an A400M sale in this region a realistic possibility?

We have a strong market presence in Middle East and North Africa right across our product range, including C295, tankers, and combat aircraft. It’s no secret that we have been active with A400M marketing here, and we would certainly hope for some fruit from that.
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Notapor alejandro_ el Vie Nov 17, 2017 10:46 am

La solución a los problemas de las cajas reductoras se retrasa hasta 2018.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... 18-443375/

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Notapor Chorbis el Vie Nov 17, 2017 12:06 pm

Pero no estaban ya resueltas el tema de las cajas reductoras??

A los aviones que estaban en servicio, creo haber leído que los llamaron a taller para cambio de las mismas.
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Notapor Orel el Vie Nov 17, 2017 4:18 pm

Era una solución temporal, la que se ha retrasado de este último trimestre al primero de 2018 es la definitiva.
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Notapor champi el Vie Nov 17, 2017 6:09 pm

Especial sobre el A400M de "Aerospace Testing International": http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3b1 ... 3b128029/1

Algunos apuntes:
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“It also gives us an opportunity to become involved at an early stage if something’s assessed as unsatisfactory in relation to the intended mission. :arrow: The radio altimeter, for example, doesn’t offer the fidelity we require for low level flying but that was identified a couple of years ago. So now, when we’re flying low level, we employ short term procedural mitigations that we’ve developed until an appropriate modification is available.”

In conjunction with the A400M Project Team, responsibility for many aspects of the post-production acceptance process also falls to 206(R) Sqn. “Every time an aircraft comes off the FAL [final assembly line] in Seville, or after the embodiment of a significant modifications package in Madrid, we deploy a crew of two, occasionally three, and they spend up to a month undertaking the inspection process. It includes extensive ground testing to ensure the aircraft is operating correctly and the build quality meets contractual requirements. We then participate in a ‘customer acceptance flight’, crewed jointly by the manufacturer and 206(R) Sqn representatives.

It sounds like a box-ticking exercise, but it’s far from straightforward, since the frontline is relying on us to identify quality deficiencies that may become a safety risk, or a burden to engineering or operations.”
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Farquhar explains, “The A400 goes much faster than heavy aircraft have traditionally gone at low level, so things happen at a different speed – does that impact on pilot training? Also, the flight path protections (pitch, roll and load factor, for example) on the aircraft are far beyond anything we’ve had on the Hercules fleet.

“So you’re flying along and you need to abort. Do you go full back stick? You know the aircraft will give you everything it can – full power and as much pitch as it can – then it’ll pitch over at a certain slow speed to protect you. It could be a really good way of doing it.

“But the aircraft has a huge amount of thrust and if you do that it tops out at about 55° nose-up. It’s great from the pilots’ perspective, but does it increase your risk of mid-air collision with aircraft above you? And what’s the effect on passengers? So is there a suitable middle ground in terms of the g you pull and the angle you climb at?

“What about if you pitch up at 30° instead, maintaining more speed? Does that give a more useful result? These are all things we’ve sat down and thought about so that we can take them to the frontline and say, ‘Guys, here’s where you start.’ We’re not saying these are the SOPs that’ll be in place forever. We’re giving them the starting point from which they can begin flying the aircraft tactically at low level.” For the time being, the low-level work is being completed by day, but an extension into night-vision goggle capability is already scheduled.
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Summarizing progress to date, Stokes says, “We’ve done a lot of the strategic work, so we have an understanding for how it gets around the world and what sort of freight you can put in the back. Now we’re looking at the tactical side, with the low-level and airdrop work, defensive aids subsystems, natural surfaces and so on. In conjunction with the Project Team and the RAF’s Air Capability team, I’ve written a full trials program out to 2020, but it could move beyond that if further requirements or equipment emerge.”
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Es curioso lo de los radioaltímetros, ya les dieron problema en el Eurofighter y con el A400M la misma historia...
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Notapor champi el Dom Nov 19, 2017 9:01 pm

La RAF contrata simuladores de amenazas radar para probar los sistemas de alerta del A400M antes de despegar: http://www.defenseworld.net/news/21248/ ... port_Plane
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07:39 AM, November 13, 2017

Leonardo has announced a contract on Sunday, signed with the UK Ministry of Defence, to provide equipment that will simulate radar threats to the RAF’s new A400M transport aircraft prior to take-off.

By simulating threat radars while the aircraft is still on the ground, commanders will be able to ensure that the complex defensive aids suite fitted to the A400M will function correctly during flight and can, therefore, make an evidence-based decision on whether or not to commit to a mission in hostile territory.

The threat simulation equipment provided by Leonardo uses special Radio-Frequency (RF)-emitting ‘hoods’ which will cover the A400M’s sensors while the aircraft is still on the ground, stimulating its RF sensors with real radar energy. The MoD have procured one full system with through-life support, with additional orders anticipated as the RAF’s fleet size grows. As well as ensuring that the A400M’s defensive aids suite is working properly on a mission-by-mission basis, providing ‘capability assurance’ throughout the operational life of the A400M, the use of Leonardo’s equipment will also de-risk and reduce the cost of the aircraft’s flight trials, prior to entering RAF service, by ensuring that as much testing work as possible is carried out on the ground.

Most defensive aids suites, including that on the A400M, come with what is known as ‘built-in test equipment’ (BITE), which signals to the pilot that the equipment is working as designed.

However, throughout the life of an aircraft problems can emerge undetected as the aircraft is maintained and operated, for instance RF antenna head sensitivity can degrade, or they can be mistakenly installed incorrectly by being wired into the wrong aircraft quadrant. These type of issues cannot be picked up by BITE, leaving a gap where the equipment is technically operational, but could still endanger the crew as the installation is not operationally effective and could provide limited or incorrect information to the pilot. Leonardo’s ‘capability assurance’ equipment and training closes this gap.

As well as custom-fitted ‘hood’ equipment specific to the A400M, Leonardo will also provide its off-the-shelf handheld threat simulator, allowing crews to conduct a last-minute check immediately before taking off for a combat operation.
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Notapor champi el Dom Nov 26, 2017 3:22 pm

Los pioneros del A400M: http://www.defensa.gob.es/comun/slider/ ... -a400.html

El artículo completo, en pdf: http://www.defensa.gob.es/Galerias/gabi ... onales.pdf

Por cierto:
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El A400M puede hacer el trabajo equivalente a tres Hércules a gran altitud, como un avión comercial, :arrow: a velocidad supersónica :!: y con un gran alcance o a muy baja cota, casi a ras de suelo, concentrando en un solo aparato el mayor número de capacidades y configuraciones de transporte militar posible. Un caso único en el mundo.
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:lol:
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Notapor Chorbis el Dom Nov 26, 2017 9:59 pm

Lo dos única cosas que va a velocidad supersónica en el A-400M es la velocidad de las puntas de las hélices cuando el motor va a tope y la segunda es el chorreo de dinero que lleva gastado el programa :c4
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Notapor JAG63 el Lun Nov 27, 2017 6:55 am


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Notapor Orel el Lun Nov 27, 2017 10:10 am

Artículo en la revista RED sobre el A400M:
http://www.defensa.gob.es/comun/slider/ ... -a400.html


Y por si acaso no se ve: montaje de hangares para A400M en Zaragoza:




Y aquí las especificaciones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_LM2zRmYos
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