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From: Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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Subject: Re: Airbus A400M Atlas pics
Date: 2 Aug 2018 11:28:53 -0700
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In article <nh66mdtii8rjup8p64aijgrnnkm6kugvv8@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>On 2 Aug 2018 05:41:06 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
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>I am a little surprised that Airbus has not produced a gunship variant
>of the A400 to compete with the modern versions of the AC-130.
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Apparently Airbus is having probs with the A400 being profitable...period!
I've seen some pics of the M version with a 105 a la C-130 but that's all.
The whole sad story about the finances is here:
"Airbus could ask for bail-out on troubled A400M military plane "
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/22/airbus-flies-yet-trouble-a400m-military-plane/
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