Aircraft Industry: Airbus Military begins making Turkey’s aircraft

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Airbus Military has begun the assembly of Turkey’s first A400M military transport aircraft at its main plant in Seville, Spain, the company said in an e-mail message on July 12.

The planes, the first of will be delivered next year, will cost Turkey about $700 million. The plane was originally known as the “Future Large Aircraft.” A consortium including Airbus is also producing the MSN9 aircraft for Turkey.

The Airbus A400M is a multinational, four-engine, long-range turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as an airlifter with both tactical and strategic capabilities and is now undergoing flight-testing. Under the program, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Turkey’s main aerospace firm, and a number of other local firms are taking part in the aircraft’s production.

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