First flight test aircraft to be fitted with additional kit - including rockets

摘要

Airbus is to briefly ground its first A400M flight-test aircraft to install additional test equipment, including rockets which will assist with stall-testing of the type.rnRight-testing of aircraft MSN001 began on 11 December 2009, and the aircraft had made five flights from Airbus Military's final assembly plant near Seville, Spain by 14 January. Its flight envelope was cleared in the early test flights, including reaching its maximum speed ot 300kt (555km/h).