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 Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American, four-engined, turboprop, military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-13
Airbus A400M Atlas
…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 and can use rough landing strips…
A United States Air Force C-130E
A C-130H Hercules flight deck: Aircraft displayed are from the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection.
A C-130 Hercules of the Hellenic Air Force, with a livery depicting the mythological hero Hercules in the style of Ancient Greek vase painting
A Michigan Air National Guard C-130E dispatches its flares during a low-level training mission.