for a guy like me with turbo props in his blood.... thats a damn pretty airplane..... only problem is its been designed from the get go as a military aircraft..... less standards to meet.... plus the roll on and off capability wastes alot of space in the tail for a pax operation...
That said... Id love to fly something like that....
Originally Posted by
The Duke
On a more serious note, folks should check out the all-new A400 from Airbus...4 engine t-prop, extremely efficient, capable of .70 mach, way up in the flightlevels (FL370 I believe). I'm not a huge airbus fan, but this seems like an uber-capable aircraft that burns a heckuva lot less fuel than a jet. Maybe we'll see these in our skies, or something similar, to offset fuel costs.
Seems like a sweet plane.
Airbus A400M Military Transport Aircraft – Air Military Transport at its Finest - Airbus A400M