Airbus A400M Atlas
Europe’s Versatile Military Transport Aircraft
$114.44
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
28 February 2027
Summary
The Airbus A400M Atlas is one of the most ambitious military aircraft programmes ever undertaken in Europe. Conceived in the late 20th century, it was designed to fill the gap between smaller tactical transports and large strategic airlifters. The aircraft combines long range with the ability to carry heavy cargo directly into rough or short airstrips, making it particularly valuable for military operations and humanitarian missions.
The origins of the programme lie in the 1990s, when…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781048181425 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1048181421 |
| Author: | Salvador Mafé Huertas |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Air World |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 28 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 172mm x 246mm |
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Salvador Mafé Huertas
Salvador Mafé Huertas
Salvador Mafé Huertas is a Defence Analyst specializing in military aviation, with a particular focus on Spain, but also encompassing the rest of NATO countries, Israel, Russia, and Argentina.
He has had the opportunity to fly in most of the Spanish armed forces’ aircraft and helicopters, as well as with the US Navy, US Marine Corps, USAF, Israeli Air Force, and the Russian aerospace forces.
Mafé Huertas has published hundreds of articles in Spanish and foreign journals and has authored more than fifty books. From 1998 to 2021, he served as the editor of the Spanish journals Fuerza Aérea, Fuerza Naval, and Fuerza Terrestre.
Among his most notable experiences, he has flown seven times with the Spanish Air Force demonstration team, ‘Patrulla Águila’, in their CASA C-101 Aviojet. He has also flown with the Blue Angels in an F/A-18D Hornet and the Russian ‘Strizy’ team in a MiG-29UB ‘Fulcrum’.
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