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Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber

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Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M. The test involved dropping 20 tonnes of water in less than 10 seconds, Airbus said. The roll-on/roll-off kit requires no modification to the aircraft. Canadair's water bombers have capacity of 6,000 litres -- only a third of that of the A 400M.

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Airbus tested its A400M transport plane as a water bomber

Airbus has carried out tests to transform the A400M military transport aircraft into a water bomber using portable tanks, which could...

3 years ago·Paris, France

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Hindustan Times

Airbus tests its military transporter as water bomber to combat wildfires

A400M- A new generation airlifter can now carry removable firefighting demonstrator kit. The test involved dropping 20 tonnes of water in less than 10 seconds.

3 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber

Airbus said Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing number of wildfires during the summer in Europe.

3 years ago·France

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Le Journal de Montreal

Airbus tested its A400M transport plane as a water bomber

Airbus conducted tests to transform the A400M military transport aircraft into a water bomber using portable tanks.

3 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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directindustry.com

Airbus Turns its A400M into a Water Bomber - DirectIndustry News

Airbus has announced yesterday it has successfully carried out tests in Spain to transform an A400M into a water bomber.

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Airbus successfully tested an A400M Atlas transport aircraft transformed into a water bomber - Zone Militaire

A Senate report published in 2019 estimated that the fleet of aircraft implemented by Civil Security to fight forest fires was

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Le Journal de Montreal broke the news in Montreal, Canada 3 years ago on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

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