UKS FIRST A400M AIRCRAFT NAMED CITY OF BRISTOL
A-400 ATLAS
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צילום: Paul Crouch – RAF Brize Norton Photographic Section
RAF A400M Atlas having a transfer sticker applied – 'City of Bristol'
UKS FIRST A400M AIRCRAFT NAMED CITY OF BRISTOL
The UKs first A400M Atlas has been named City of Bristol by the Royal Air Force in a rare honour to highlight the important role industry in the city has played in the delivery of the aircraft.
The wings of the next-generation military transporter plane were designed and manufactured at the Airbus factory in Filton, Bristol, with a number of other businesses in the city, including Rolls-Royce, GKN Aerospace, and Atkins, demonstrating a range of high quality aerospace skills which support the A400M programme.
A total of 22 A400M Atlas aircraft have been ordered by the Ministry of Defences procurement arm, Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S), which is also based in the city at Abbey Wood.
The naming of the aircraft is a special privilege for Bristol, since it is unusual for the RAF to name an individual aircraft in this way.
