A400M Extremely High Bank Angle Turn

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A400M Extremely High Bank Angle Turn

I am admittedly biased to American manufacturers when it comes to military aircraft, but when I saw this picture on the Airbus website I had to share it. This image comes from a demonstration flight that the A400M did at the Paris Airshow from one of their press releases. That kind of banking is just downright ridiculous in a cargo aircraft. As a C-130 navigator I spend most of my time standing which would clearly not be possible in such a maneuver.

This is some serious bank angle for any cargo aircraft.
© Airbus S.AS 2013
Photo by S. Ramadier

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June 24, 2013 I Written By David

I'm Dave and I am a proud Avgeek. It goes way beyond liking airplanes. It is a passion that cannot be subdued.

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2 responses to "A400M Extremely High Bank Angle Turn"

# C.Moore commented on June 25, 2013:
You forget that this picture was taken at the Paris Airshow, where more “accidents” have occurred involving military “demo” pilots. Surely there was not a bit of cargo on board to shift during flight.
# david commented on June 25, 2013:
I don’t care where it was, it still looks cool. Hopefully they were being safe and operating within parameters but they wouldn’t be the first people being stupid at an air show.