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发帖数: 2593 | 1 Airbus CEO and OCCAR Programme Manager join parachutists in jump from A400M
November 15, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar
A ten-man team of parachutists who jumped from the new Airbus Military A400M
airlifter yesterday included Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders, and the
A400M Programme Manager at the OCCAR organisation for the management of
European defence programmes, Bruno Delannoy.
The two men, both accomplished skydivers, were part of a highly experienced
team of Airbus staff and other experienced sport parachutists with 35,000
previous descents between them. They jumped from the ramp of development
aircraft Grizzly 3 over the La Juliana drop-zone near Seville, Spain where
the aircraft is assembled. Mr Enders said: “It was an enormous pleasure for
me to experience the excellent qualities of the A400M for paratroop
operations. Paratroopers serving with our customer nations can be confident
that the A400M will provide a far superior platform for their operations in
future.”
Mr Delannoy added: “It was a great privilege to be one of the first few
people to jump from this new aircraft type and a very enjoyable experience
for all of the team.”
Source and photo: Airbus |
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