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The A400M begins unpaved runway evaluations in Germany

29 May 2012 News in brief

Airbus Military has opened rough field testing for its new-generation A400M airlifter, beginning with a set of unpaved runway evaluations performed at Cottbus-Drewitz airfield in Germany. These initial trials were competed on grass surface, and included maximum-braked rejected takeoff operations, as the A400M moves closer to its civil and military type certification.