UKS FIRST A400M AIRCRAFT NAMED CITY OF BRISTOL
A-400 ATLAS
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צילום: Paul Crouch – RAF Brize Norton Photographic Section
The Royal Air Force A400M Atlas 'City of Bristol' flying over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in 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.
