A400M @ LFBO Toulouse

[TAZZ]

Nice pics you made there and how it looks is a matter of taste, but I love those huge props. Talking about the props, are they contra rotating, if you look to the shape of the blades it should be. There is a diference between the the inner and the outer prop.

Greetz Arthur

No. Maybe it is a height-bladded propeller, which is two more than on the C-130J, but it is a classical popeller. But the development of the engine was very long and difficult.

[Arthur Bijster]

Nice pics you made there and how it looks is a matter of taste, but I love those huge props. Talking about the props, are they contra rotating, if you look to the shape of the blades it should be. There is a diference between the the inner and the outer prop.

Greetz Arthur

No. Maybe it is a height-bladded propeller, which is two more than on the C-130J, but it is a classical popeller. But the development of the engine was very long and difficult.

What I try to tell is, that the inner engine turns clockwise and the outer engine turns the other way. Look at the shape of the blades, the props of the outer engine have different shape in compare to the prop of the inner engine, if you know what I mean.

Greetz Arthur

[Pete]

Arthur,

I found these articles on internet:http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forum ... in/200179/
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A400M/[url]

I hope they help provide you answers to your question.

Regards Pete

[Shunn31]

Ferry flight for the second prototype today
... and arrived at 04:00 pm local

[Arthur Bijster]

Nice pics you made there and how it looks is a matter of taste, but I love those huge props. Talking about the props, are they contra rotating, if you look to the shape of the blades it should be. There is a diference between the the inner and the outer prop.

Greetz Arthur

No. Maybe it is a height-bladded propeller, which is two more than on the C-130J, but it is a classical popeller. But the development of the engine was very long and difficult.

What I try to tell is, that the inner engine turns clockwise and the outer engine turns the other way. Look at the shape of the blades, the props of the outer engine have different shape in compare to the prop of the inner engine, if you know what I mean.

Greetz Arthur

Thanks Pete for your response, that's the info I need.

Greetz Arthur

[Shunn31]

A400M c/n 002 on test @ LFBO

[Shunn31]

One other pic from msn 002 taken on May, 28

[Shunn31]

June, 25 during one of its many go arounds...

[Dr.T]

Great shots of a great plane!!!

last one is WOOW!!!

Cheers
Dr.T

[Shunn31]

Thank you

[Shunn31]

Second aircraft on landing on June, 24

[Shunn31]

On July, 15

[Shunn31]

On July, 20

[Shunn31]

On August, 31 : third prototype F-WWMS came back from flight...

[Shunn31]

On August, 30... Third prototype on landing and first time for me