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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Airbus Military A400M Type Certification Seen in July

[Airbus A400M Grizzly]Airbus Military expects to receive the A400M type certification in July with the start of the key functional reliability testing merely “a question of days,” company program chief Cedric Gautier says.

Despite delays in starting function and reliability testing because of problems with the TP400D engine, Airbus Military still believes it can deliver the first A400M airlifter to the French air force (MSN7) this year. The delivery process is to start in November, following a first flight nominally planned on August 23.

The delay in F&R testing was due to an engine change because of high vibration, which was linked to a problem in balancing the powerplant. Gautier sees that incident as a minor issue.

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