The document provides a status update on flight testing of the A400M aircraft as of May 16, 2012. It reports that a total of 3,212 flight hours have been completed across 5 aircraft, with 1,094 total flights. The update summarizes achievements across various flight test areas, including crosswind testing, high altitude flights, air-to-air refueling contacts, and demonstration tours in Asia. Major objectives for 2012 include testing of military systems and operations from grass runways.

1. A400M Flight Test Update
Presented by
Fernando ALONSO / SVP Flight and Integration Tests

2. A400M: Flight Test Status on 16th May 2012
Since the first flight
on 11 Dec 2009
• MSN1 324 Flt 1 000 h
• MSN 2 294 Flt 867 h
• MSN 3 322 Flt 910 h
• MSN 4 135 Flt 358 h
• MSN 6 19 Flt 77h
Total A400M = 3 212 h / 1 094 Flt

3. A400M Flight Test areas
Kiruna
Sweden –
Cold Weather
Orleans FAF
visit
Berlin ILA
Brize Norton Airshow
RAF visit
Farnborough
Airshow Subang Kuala Halim Indonesia
Lumpur Malaysia – Demo Tour
– Hot & Humid
Le Bourget and RMAF visit
Airshow
Izmir Turkey Chiang Mai & Don
100th birthday Muang Thailand –
TAF Demo Tour
Lima Peru – Sale Cape Muscat Oman
Demo Tour Verde Hot
Salvador de
Bahia Brazil
La Paz Bolivia – Cayenne Guyane –
Hot & High Z ops Hot & Humid
Santa Cruz
Bolivia
Cochabamba
Colombia – Hot Santiago Chile
& Med Z ops Airshow
A400M FT Areas - Test sites

4. Flight Test Achievements
First flight 1.04 VMCG tests 2:12 VMU tests 1:04 Unprepared runways 3:00 Airshow demo 2:00
High Energy 1:14 Structural tests over bumps 2:05 Cold weather 4.46 Water trough 1:22 Cross Wind 00.37
Paradroopers emergency evac. 1:00 Medical evac. Night vision operations 0:12 Hot refuelling Formation flights 3:02 Ramp & door operations 2.03
Air drop operations 1:36 Air to air dry contacts 2:10 Demo to Customers 12.12 High altitude Natural icing

5. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
Cross Wind
• Tower reported wind:
Take-off 25 Kts – Gusting 37 Kts
Landing 26 Kts – Gusting 34 Kts
• 7 take offs and landinsg in Hyères Toulon Airport
runway 05/23
• Good engine / propeller behaviour in strong
gusting conditions.
• No need for specific power application procedure
for take-off. Video X-Wind
Video X-Wind landing of on
a wet runway in Orleans during F&R

6. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
High altitude campaign - La Paz & Lima
• 11 flights performed
• Take-off performed at 8300 ft and 13300 ft
• Consistant results for T/O & L/G performance tests
• Very good behaviour of pressurization
• Radar & SATCOM provided very accurate
weather detection during ferry flights.
• Propeller Optimized synchro-phaser configuration
may not be equal for comfort in cargo and
PGB vibration levels
• Very satisfactory behaviour of engines during
high-altitude campaign.
Video High-Altitude

7. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
Air to Air Receiver / Tanker
• 1st phase (Feb 2011)
Receiver task evaluation behind VC10 Aircraft
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16 dry contacts performed in 3 flights
From this experience the AAR laws and
nozzle design have been upgraded
• 2nd phase (May 2011)
AAR trials with A330 FSTA Aircraft
New F/CTL standards tested
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30 successfull dry contacts done in 2 flights
• Next phases:
• New testing campaign behind
VC10 on-going
• Trials with Transall aircraft scheduled
for mid of June

8. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
Flight clearance of A400M tanker Wing
Pods & FRU shape
• First clearance done (loads envelope expansion)
• Test stability phases will start next month
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9. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
External noise
• Exceptionally low noise levels for a military aircraft
• A400M will comply to ICAO annex 16 chapter 4 regarding
take-off, approach and sideline external noise
• Certification tests completed early May 2012 : more than
200 passes above microphones installed on ground in
Moron Air Force base (Spain)
• Gathered data will enable both civil certification and
military qualification (configurations with
Air- to air refuelling devices)
• Tests completed last week, comfortable margins for
take-off, and analysis ongoing for approach cases

10. A400M - Flight Test Achievements
Asia demonstration tour
• 6 successfull demonstration flights in
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
• Additional tests performed in hot and
humid conditions for O-Bogs and powerplant
• Aircraft operated in normal operations
(loading/off-loading, flights with
passengers up to 30)
Video Malaysia

11. Major objectives for 2012
Military mission management system
Communications Integral to most Military Systems & includes Operations on grass runway
Military Suit
F & R Testing campaign on MSN6
Functions such as Mil Terrain Ground Collision
Tests on-going Avoidance – Tests on-going
Cottbus in May with MSN2
DASS Tests - Radar Warning Receiver Defense AIDS System Airshows at Riat + Aircraft identification and signature
and Background recording at Meppen Flares and Chaff Ejection, Sensors
Farnorough + Berlin with MSN6 at Manching on MSN6
Airdrop - Concentrating on Ground loading / unloading Hot weather – Tozeur or Al-Ain Climatic Envelope Expansion
Paratroop and Gravity Loads Clearance of Multiple Loads
(including Helicopter loading)

12. A400M - Where We Are Today
• Demonstrated compliance with EASA requirements for an initial Type
Certificate
• Engine issues last year introduced some delays, but solutions found and we
are almost back on schedule
• F & R on MSN 6 with production standard engines delayed due to vibrations
being out of in-service tolerances on one engine. Engine change in progress
• Engine failure on MSN 4 under analysis
• Good reactivity from EPI of engine/propeller to identify the root causes and
implement corrective actions on test units
• MSN 7 progressing well for delivery to the French Air Force at the turn of the
year

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divulgación de su contenido no otorga ningún derecho de propiedad intelectual a su receptor. Tampoco podrá ser reproducido o desvelado a terceros sin el consentimiento expreso por escrito de AIRBUS. Ni este
documento ni su contenido podrán ser utilizados con otro fin que no sea aquél para el que han sido entregados. Las manifestaciones expresadas en este documento no constituyen una oferta comercial. Están basadas en
las premisas mencionadas en el mismo y han sido realizadas de buena fe. Para cualquier aclaración dirigirse a AIRBUS.
AIRBUS Y AIRBUS MILITARY, sus logotipos y los modelos A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, A350, A380, A400M, A330MRTT, C212, C295 y CN235 son marcas registradas.
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14. Questions

15. Thank you

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 2011 AIRBUS. Todos los derechos reservados. Documento confidencial. Este documento y toda la información contenida en el mismo es propiedad exclusiva de AIRBUS. La entrega de este documento o la
divulgación de su contenido no otorga ningún derecho de propiedad intelectual a su receptor. Tampoco podrá ser reproducido o desvelado a terceros sin el consentimiento expreso por escrito de AIRBUS. Ni este
documento ni su contenido podrán ser utilizados con otro fin que no sea aquél para el que han sido entregados. Las manifestaciones expresadas en este documento no constituyen una oferta comercial. Están basadas en
las premisas mencionadas en el mismo y han sido realizadas de buena fe. Para cualquier aclaración dirigirse a AIRBUS.
AIRBUS Y AIRBUS MILITARY, sus logotipos y los modelos A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, A350, A380, A400M, A330MRTT, C212, C295 y CN235 son marcas registradas.
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