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Wed, Nov 10, 2010

First Paratroopers Drop From Airbus A400M

Airbus Military Calls The Exercise A Successful Demonstration Of One Of The Airplane's Key Roles

Six freefall paratroopers made jumps from the test A400M aircraft Grizzly Three in separate passes from 6,000ft at the Fonsorbes drop zone near Toulouse on November 4.


Photo Courtesy Airbus

The paratroopers, two each from the UK armed forces, French armed forces, and the French Centre d'Essais en Vol reported that the aircraft was easier to jump from than other transports. Four of them jumped from the left-hand side door, and two from the ramp.

In an earlier flight, water-filled balloons were first dropped from the aircraft and, following the paratroopers, specially instrumented mannequins were dropped using static lines. Further trials are planned for 2011.

FMI: www.airbus.com

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