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Airbus A400M Atlas
The
Airbus A400M Atlas
is a
military
cargo aircraft
. It is built in
Spain
by
Airbus Defence & Space
, part of
Airbus Group
. The
wings
are made in the
UK
.
[2]
The
cockpit
and
landing gear
are made in
France
.
[2]
Germany
provides the
fuselage
assembly
.
[2]
The Atlas is a four
turboprops
and high-
wing
aircraft
. Orders have come from
militaries
of many
countries
like France, Germany, Spain, and the UK. The aircraft's first flight was on 11 December 2009. The
French Air Force
used it in the
Mali
war
in
2013
and
2014
.
On Monday May 11, 2015, An Airbus A400M
crashed
in Spain during final
flight testing
. Two
pilots
and two
flight engineers
were killed in the accident.
[3]
Britain, Germany,
Malaysia
and
Turkey
all grounded their A440Ms.
[3]
The six planes France has will only see limited use.
[3]
Spain has stopped all testing of the planes until the cause of the crash is
discovered
.
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