{"id":62441,"date":"2025-12-16T22:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=62441"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:17:15","slug":"the-ignition-of-the-powerful-engines-of-an-a400m-atlas-plane-and-some-facts-about-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/12\/16\/the-ignition-of-the-powerful-engines-of-an-a400m-atlas-plane-and-some-facts-about-them\/","title":{"rendered":"The ignition of the powerful engines of an A400M Atlas plane and some facts about them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month we saw here the landing and takeoff tests of an A400M Atlas<\/a> on an irregular runway in Altengrabow, Germany.<\/p>\n

Airbus tests the A400M Atlas at maximum load on an uneven runway<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe alternative missions that Airbus plans for the A400M and that Spain could assume<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Airbus conducted these tests to certify the A400M's ability to operate on unpaved runways at maximum load<\/strong>. As we saw then, the test was carried out with the latest prototype of this aircraft, which bears the Spanish civil registration EC-406<\/strong>. The aircraft was loaded with 123 tons and was able to operate on a runway less than 800 meters long and up to 20 meters wide.<\/p>\n

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The EC-406 prototype of the A400M during tests released last month in Altengrabow, Germany (Photo: Airbus Defence and Space).<\/div>\n

Some users complained that the aircraft couldn't be heard in the video Airbus released about those tests.<\/strong> After all, this aircraft is not only a visual spectacle, but also an auditory one, thanks to its four powerful engines. Airbus Defence and Space has addressed those complaints and today released a new video of those tests on<\/strong> its YouTube channel<\/a>, but this time including the sound of the aircraft without music. As an added bonus, in the second half of the video Airbus shows the engine ignition process:<\/strong><\/p>\n