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Press Centre
2005 Archive
28
October 2005 28 October 2005
The first engine run, which was entirely successful, took place before representatives of the participating European governments; members of OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en Matière d’Armement ), representing the European customers; representatives from Airbus Military and Europrop’s own shareholding partners, Rolls-Royce, MTU, SNECMA and ITP. The engine performed exactly as expected and was run for a short period at reduced rpm. The during the test programme the engine will be run at progressively higher power outputs until attaining the full 11,000 shaft horsepower specified for the power-plant to be installed on the aircraft. A total of ten TP400-D6 engines will be used during the test programme, covering all aspects of the performance envelope. This significant event demonstrates that the development of the new engine for the new airlifter is well on track. A full engine test run, complete with the propeller, is due to take place early in 2006.
28 April 2005 The South African government has today signed a contract with Airbus Military making the country a partner in the A400M airlifter programme and confirming the confidence placed in the programme by countries outside the existing group of seven European launch nations. The final contract, signed in Pretoria by South Africa's Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota, follows an intention signed by the South African government at the end of 2004. Through its stake in the aircraft programme, South Africa's industry will participate in the design, engineering, industrialisation, manufacture and in-service support of the A400M – the world’s most modern military transport aircraft. The partnership agreement coincides with the launch of an initiative to secure and further develop the country's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and capacities. In signing-up as a partner in the Airbus Military A400M programme, South Africa is securing a vital role for its industry in this international programme. This initiative will see South Africa joining in at ground-level, delivering sustainable opportunities for export oriented industrial activity over the next 30 to 50 years. "Such is our esteem for South Africa as a partner that we have accepted South Africa's investment in the A400M programme under similar terms to those of the seven European launch nations," said Francisco Fernández-Sáinz, Managing Director of Airbus Military. "On the basis that South Africa will take delivery of 8 aircraft, we will place work packages with industry worth at least €400-million". In addition to the industrial benefits, the South African National Defence Force will receive a modern transport aircraft that will provide vital strategic airlift capability in support of the Nation and the African Region. The first delivery to the South African Air Force is scheduled for 2010. The A400M, 180 examples of which were ordered in May 2003 by seven European NATO nations, will first fly in 2008 with deliveries beginning in 2009. The new airlifter will enable air forces around the world to upgrade their airlift capability for both humanitarian and peace-keeping activities.
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Rapid
progress has been made on development of the Europrop TP400-D6 engine destined
to power the A400M. On Friday October 28th this year, less than twelve months
since the intermediate pressure compressor (IPC) tests in Munich in November
2004, a test run of the complete engine took place at MTU’s Berlin-Brandenburg
facility in Ludwigsfelde, Germany.