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 capabil
A German Air Force A400M in flight
The A400M (third from top) and aircraft it is intended to replace or complement: C-130 (top), C-130J-30 and C-17 (bottom).
An A400M viewed from below
The first A400M during its global presentation in Seville, June 2008
The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. "Transall" is a German abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, co
Airbus A400M Atlas
…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. The A400M is sized between the C-130 and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. It can carry heavier loads than the C-130…
C-160 of the German Air Force
C-160 on a rough landing strip, 1985
The auxiliary power unit and port-side main landing gear of a Luftwaffe C-160, 2008
A German Air Force Transall at ILA 2016