Saturday, May 9, 2015

Spain - Sevilla - Military plane A400M crashes at Sevilla , might be Plane designated for Turkish Airforce


Spain - Sevilla - Military plane A400M crashes at Sevilla , might be Plane designated for Turkish Airforce. (AL).


According to The Spanish Ministry of Defense,  the crew were members of the Spanish military. The plane had still been in the testing phase and had not yet been delivered to the armed forces of a country.

The survivors have been taken to hospital by helicopter.

Airbus told SPIEGEL ONLINE , it is the model with the serial number MSN 23 , which was provided for the Turkish Air Force . It was on one of his first flights . 



  January 2015 Spiegel article Airbus #A400M 'TOO FAT TO FLY'.

The military Airbus A400M is too expensive, does too little and comes too late. His story shows how politics and industry in major projects to waste billions, by incorrect planning and incompetence. Chronicle of a disaster.

You need reliable figures, says Katrin Suder, no standings. It is the Monday night of this week, Defense Ministry in Berlin, the Office of the Secretary of State. She Bernhard Gerwert Airbus Defence & Space guest, to professionals. Suder is not amused at all.

They talk about the A400M, a transport aircraft for the military, which was to fly since 2008. But only at the end of last year, Airbus delivered the first copy to the Air Force. Five more were to follow this year. Since last week, it is certain that this will not happen. A breakdown series galactic scale continues.

There are problems with the hull. The there was earlier, just as there were problems with the engine, the software, the drive, the loading dock. The only machine that now stands in the Air Force in Wunstorf, six years was too late, is equipped worse, but by 40 per cent more expensive than planned.

FOCUS : A400M "TOO SMALL - TOO WEAK" 


161 defects! A400M is a disaster for Airbus.


The A400M military transport aircraft developed for Airbus becoming flying disaster. The Defense Department has now submitted a list of 161 defects that were discovered on the first machine of the Bundeswehr.



















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