A400M Programme

Presented by Cedric Gautier, Head of A400M Programme

The Benchmark Airlifter for the 21st Century

A unique combined asset offered to the market for current and future humanitarian and military

deployment needs

Tanker Tactical

A400M: Three Aircraft in One

Strategic Tanker Tactical

The A400M Aircraft... some features

Wide range of loads that cannot be transported in

previous generation tactical airlifters

Unique performance: 25 tns payload into

a 750 m grass/sand soft unpaved airstrip

Can refuel probe-equipped, large

aircraft and helicopters at their

preferred speeds and heights

Unique aerial delivery

performance: from 40 000 ft

to 15 ft. Up to 116 paratroops

High survivability: Designed

to operate in the most

hostile environments

A400M Programme Status

Since last TMB in May 2011…

Fatigue Test: 12,500 cycles achieved (half Way

to achieve 2.5 Design Service Goal) in Feb’12

Static test finished: All Civil and

Military cases completed (Dec’11)

Initial Type Certification (30th Apr’12)

MSN7 – First aircraft to be delivered

to the Customer - Final Assembly

started on 23rd Nov’11

MSN6 First Flight (20th Dec’11)

TMB May 2011

MSN8 Final Assembly

started on the 9th Mar’12

A400M in South-America and Asia-Pacific

1,000 Flights achieved

with A400M!!!

First MSN9 Major Constituent (Central Wing Box ) at FAL

Design Organization Approval

(DOA) granted by EASA in Jul’11

Design Authority (TOA) recognized

by the Military Authority

A400M: Order book

Turkey

France (50) Belgium (7) Luxembourg (1) UK (22) Germany (53) Spain (27) Turkey (10)

174 aircraft contracted by 7 European Launch Nations and 1 export customer:

Malaysia (4)

(*) + 10 Options for UK (3) and Ge (7)

A400M General Status

Five A/C in Flight Test Campaign

More than 3,166 hours / 1,082 Flights

MSN7 – 1st A/C to be delivered to the First

Customer (France) in St 35 for system testing

Initial Civil Type Certification granted on the 30th Apr’12

Military Certification during the second half of 2012

MSN8 FAL on-going

MSN9 to MSN15 in Production

Long-lead items up to MSN19

In-Service Support

readiness for the Logistic

Support Date in Q4 2012

A400M Programme Schedule Overview

PROGRESSIVE FULL MILITARY CAPABILITIES:

IOC / EIS: Logistic Transport - SOC1: initial aerial delivery - SOC1.5: full aerial

delivery and initial tanker capacity – SOC2: Enhanced tactical mission and

additional performances – SOC2.5: enhanced tanker capabilities and Search &

Rescue - SOC3: Low Level Flight

LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION PROGRAMME (full rate 2.5 end 2015)

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

IOC SOC1 SOC1.5 SOC2 SOC2.5 SOC3

BE(LU)

(msn133)

SP

(msn46) FR

(msn7)

TR

(msn9)

UK

(msn16)

GE

(msn18)

MY

(msn22)

EIS

IOC: Initial Operating Clearance EIS: Entry into Service SOC: Standard Operating Clearance

A400M Development Status

Initial Type Certificate granted by the

European Aviation Safety Agency

(EASA) on the 30th Apr 2012

Full Civil Type Certificate mid-2012

following the completion of 300 flight

test hours of function and reliability

(F&R) tests

Initial Operating Clearance (Military

Certification and Qualification) during

the second half of 2012

Flight test Campaign: More than 3,166 hours &

1,082 Flights with five a/c now in flight tests

MSN6 – last a/c contributing to the development fleet

– performed its first flight on the 20th Dec’11

Development fleet is completing successfully the

certification/qualification programme with lot of critical

milestones passed this year

Flight Test campaign will be developed by F. Alonso

Static tests finished: All Civil for TC and military

cases for IOC completed on MSN5000 Static

Specimen

Fatigue test on-going: Achieved more than

12,500 simulated flights (Half way to achieve 2.5

Design Service Goal - equating to 2.5 times the

A400M's design-life)

A400M Development Status

A400M Engine Status

A400M Powerplant with 11,000 shp is the most powerful

turboprop in production.

Engine Type Certification granted by EASA in May’11, Propeller

Type Certification in March’12.

More than 12,000 hours operating. Issues identified last year

and affecting High Pressure Compressor and Propeller Gear

Box have been fixed but penalised Programme performances

(in particular, MSN6 First Flight postponed to end 2011 and

aircraft Type Certification impacted by some months).

New engine events have recently affected MSN4 & MSN6 :

• Propeller Gear Box (PGB) failure experienced in one MSN4 engine

during the flight back from Asian Tour; PGB under investigation for

root-cause analysis to establish appropriate corrective plan.

• High level of vibration detected in one MSN6 engine requiring its

replacement. Root-cause analysis on-going. Main anticipated

Programme impact is the delay on Functionality and Reliability tests

start by one month and consequently on the aircraft full TC.

So far, these delays are absorbed by Airbus Military and MSN7

aircraft is still foreseen to be delivered at the turn 2012 / 2013

MSN7 – first aircraft to be delivered to the

Customer (France) – in final assembly

process in the FAL (Seville)

A400M Industrial Status

MSN8 – second serial aircraft and second

French aircraft – in final assembly process in

the FAL (Seville)

MSN9 – first Turkish aircraft– final assembly

starting mid June 2012 MSN10 to MSN15 in various stages of production,

long-lead items launched up to MSN19

MSN7 first A/C to be delivered to the First

Customer (France) progressing on right track for

delivery to the customer at the turn of the year

Final Assembly started on the 23rd Nov’11

Station 40 for aircraft integration completed

Now Station 35 for systems testing on-going

First Flight Q3 2012

Delivery Process starting by year end

A400M Industrial Status: MSN7

MSN8 – second serial aircraft and second to

be delivered to France in Q2 2013 - final

assembly progressing on track vs. plan:

Final Assembly started on 9th Mar

Station 40 for aircraft integration underway

since beginning of May

First Flight Q4 2012

A400M Industrial Status: MSN8

MSN9 first A/C to be delivered to Turkey in

Q3 2013 progressing on track vs. plan:

• All major constituents in last stages of

assembly with delivery to the FAL in May

and June: Central wing Box on the 11th

May, Outer Wing Box 17th May, Fuselage

mid June and VTP and HTP end of June

• Wing join-up (station 72) starting the 3rd

week of May; station 60 for fuselage join-up

starting mid June and marking the official

FAL start

• Station 40 for aircraft integration in August

• Power On end August

• First Flight end of Q1 2013

A400M Industrial Status: MSN9

A400M Industrial Status: Ramp-Up

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FAL A/C

IFA start long

Lead items

OWB start

stage 1

manufacturing

Wing PO for

engine/pylon

attachment

CWB start

Panel

manufacturing

IFA start mat.

procurement

IFA start part

manufacturing

IFA start sub-

assembly build

Pylon PO for

forgings and

castings

Pylon

Start part

manufacturing

Pylon start

hot pipe

manufacturing

IFA start

station 900

CWB start

assembly

OWB start

stage 2

manufacturing

Pylon start

assembly

Cowls start

lower inlet

manufacturing

OWB/CWB

delivery to FAL

IFA delivery

to FAL

Engine

Availability

in Seville

PwP delivery

to FAL

HTP/VTP

delivery to FAL

Pylon start

equipping

9 8 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 MSN

(*) Status at beginning of May

MSN7 & MSN8 in FAL

MSN9 to MSN15 in various stages of

production

Long-lead items launched up to MSN19

A400M In-Service Support Activities

Development of Integrated Logistic Support

tasks, products and associated services to

support aircraft Entry into Service progressing

on the right track

Intense In-Service Support offers release and

associated negotiations on-going to support

different Customers Entry into Service

Some key milestones achieved such as First

phase of Maintainability Demonstration and First

Initial Provisioning Conferences held with the

first Customers

Key milestones due in 2012 with Maintainability

Demonstration and Logistic Support Date,

three months before Entry into Service

Last miles to first aircraft delivery

Certificate of Design for Initial

Operating Clearance (mid Year)

Logistic Support Date (Q4 2012)

(Readiness of In-Service Support activities for the entry into service)

Full Type Certification (mid Year)

MSN7 First Flight (Q3 2012)

TMB May 2012

FIRST DELIVERY / Turn 2012 - 2013

End of Functionality and Reliability tests

(end Q2 2012)

Start of MSN7

Delivery Process

(Nov 2012)

In 2012 A400M is getting ready for Entry into Service

Type Certification and Initial Operating Clearance

First aircraft to be delivered to Nations (France) progressing in the Final Assembly

Line, then in the Delivery Centre

Customer Services activities

Beyond first delivery, Programme ramp-up is reality Two Aircraft in FAL, seven Aircraft in production

and support discussions engaged with the Nations

Meeting its industrial and performance promises

THE A400M WILL BECOME THE BENCHMARK

AIRLIFTER FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Conclusions

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