Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:14:00 GMT
It's difficult to convey the level of satisfaction felt in the team today after Grizzly 4 made its maiden flight and set everyone up for a fantastic end to the year. Not only does it mean that we have four aircraft flying as planned, but we have also just passed 1,000 flight hours.
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:49:00 GMT
The first flight of MSN3 turned out to be an even more auspicious event than expected – not only was the third aircraft in the air for the first time, but for part of the time so were MSN 1 and MSN 2 – the first time that all three aircraft were airborne at once.
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Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:44:00 GMT
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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:31:00 GMT
The first flight of the A400M, callsign Grizzly One, took place at Seville on 11 th December 2009. Chief Test Pilot Military, Edward “Ed” Strongman, captained the flight supported by Experimental Test Pilot Ignacio “Nacho” Lombo. The engineering team on board included: Senior Flight Test Engineer Jean-Philippe Cottet who had responsibility for the powerplants; Senior Flight Test Engineer Eric Isorce with responsibility for the aircraft systems and performance; Senior Flight Test Engineer Didier Ronceray with responsibility for the handling qualities of the aircraft; and Test Flight Engineer Gerard Leskerpit.
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