A400 Tank Tops

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A-400

Airbus named the A400M "The Grizzly" The RAF adopted the rather less interesting name "Atlas" This is a testbed for the type but it will become the last of those to be delivered to the RAF RIAT 2018 RAF Fairford

The A400M "Atlas" is the most advanced, proven and certified airlifter available, combining 21st century state-of-the-art technologies to fulfil the current and upcoming armed forces’ needs.

Newton's cradle. Computer illustration of a device known as Newton's cradle. It consists of a set of balls resting against one another that are free to swing from the bar (not seen) they hang from. Here, one of the balls has been sent swinging towards the others. The kinetic energy with which it strikes the first ball will be transferred from ball to ball, finally propelling the last ball away from the others. As this ball swings upwards, its kinetic energy becomes potential energy. The opposite energy transfer occurs as gravity pulls the ball back down to strike the others. As the balls move, energy is lost to friction until they come to rest.

ZM405, Royal Air FORCE, AIRBUS A400 I caught this monster by chance, flying over Staithes in Yorkshire, England. Built in Sevilla, Spain in 2015 this huge and noisy aeroplane scared over 200 seagulls off the cliffs and in to the air for over 30 minutes while they settled down again. This is for all fans of RAF aircraft and planes in general. This makes for a great print and stunning T-shirt to impress your friends with

Airbus A380 and Boeing P-8A Poseidon in the foreground and A400M in the background. A busy bit of shuffling around at Farnborough 2014. Unusual to have a Boeing presence at Farnborough on the public days, they usually take all their toys home mid week. But this is a US Navy offering and most likely reason it was there as opposed to showcasing a Boeing product such as the Dreamliner. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.15716910.1356/flat,300x300,075,f.u2.jpg! !http://picasion.com/gl/78/3rlP.gif!

A RAF Airbus A400 Atlas entering a storm.

Jonathan Barton created this design of Ethan on the wing of the A400!

The Airbus A400M has been designated the rather boring name 'Atlas' for when it enters service with the RAF in late 2014. Airbus pilots call her the Grizzly. I'm with Airbus on that one! Seen here with the Red Arrows in what is a unique flypast at RIAT 2013 at RAF Fairford. Sony DSC-HX1 !http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.13536898.3185/pp,375x360.jpg!

The Airbus A400M displaying its new designation following a naming ceremony at RIAT 2012. Personally I prefer Airbus Staff's name for it - 'Grizzly' The Chinook behind it, can, after a wee bit of dismantling, be carried in the A400M Sony DSC-HX1