In March 2003 OCCAR agreed with Airbus for the manufacturing of 180 airplanes:
- 60 for Germany
- 50 for France
- 27 for Spain
- 25 for the United-Kingdom
- 10 for Turkey
- 7 for Belgium
- 1 for Luxemburg

Progress
- The roll-out of the first aircraft (MNS 01) was on June 28, 2008
- On November 24, 2009 the A400M made his first Rejected Take-Off (RTO) (Seville, Spain)
- On friday December 11th, 2009 the A400M made its first test flight from the Airport of Sevilla, Spain. The flight which took a few hours was made by 2 test pilots and 4 engineers. The A400M landed safely back on Seville Airport.



The first A400M flight was expected to being completed in 2008 and delivered in 2009. The A400M program is delayed due to delays in some subprograms. For example the new engine from Safran group. The new engine was tested by the British company Marshall Aerospace on a C-130 Hercules.
The center fuselage of the A400M has already being build.

Operators
The A400M is / was ordered by:

1. Germany
2. France
3. Spain
4. United-Kingdom
5. Turkey
6. Belgium and Luxembourg
7. South-Africa
8. Malaysia


1. Germany
Germany has ordered 60 A400M airplanes. The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) expects that all airplanes will be operational in 2012. In the meantime they have to look for a temporary airplane. Germany is thinking about the Antonov 124-100 (from Russian origin).

2. France
France has reviewed the C-17 Globemaster as an interim solution for the delays of the A400M. The C-17 however, was to expensive for France.

7. South-Africa
South-Africa had ordered 8 A400M's with a value of 6.3 billion dollars. South-Africa has cancelled the order at the end of 2009.

8. Malaysia
Malaysia is the only not-NATO country which has ordered the A400M. The country has ordered 4 A400M's.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Airbus Military (EADS)
Length	45.1 meters
Height	14.7 meters
Wingspan	42.2 meters
Wing surface
Aspect ratio
Engines	4x Europrop International TP400-D6 turboprop
Thrust	11.000 sph
Payload	37.000 kgs
Weight (empty)
Weight (start, maximum, MTOW)	141.000 kgs
Weight (landing, maximum)	122.000 kgs
Maximum taxi weight
Length cargo hold	17.71 meters
Useful cargo hold length	17.71 meters + 5.40 meters
Useful cargo hold width	4 meters
Useful cargo hold height	3.85 meters / 4 meters behind the wings
Cruise speed	Mach 0.68 - 0.72
Maximum speed	Mach 0.72
Ceiling	50.500 kgs
Maximum range	37.000 ft (12.14 km)
Fuel capacity	2450 Nm (30 ton payload) 3450 Nm (20 ton payload) 4700 Nm (without payload)
Air-to-air-refueling + capacity	Yes
Armament	No
Maximum weapon load	n.a.
Maximum G resistance	unknown
Required runway length (start)	has to be calculated / testes
Required runway length (landing)	has to be calculated / testes
Type flight controls	fly-by-wire, control by a side-stick
Landing gear	Triple Tandem
Versions	A400M
Manufactured	1
Crew	2
Costs	-
First flight	December 11 2009
Operational since	-
Successor of	C-130H, C-160D, C-160T
Comparable aircraft	-
Users (current and future)	-

A400M	A400M	A400M
A400M	A400M
A400 Schematic	1st A400M	1st A400M
Roll out	Roll out	Engine test
Cockpit	A400M Propeller	A400M Propeller
Nose