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The Airbus A400M is a four-engine turboprop aircraft, designed by Airbus Military to meet the demand of European nations for military airlift. Since its formal launch the aircraft has also been ordered by South Africa, Chile and Malaysia.

The A400M will start to be assembled in the Seville plant of EADS Spain (part of Airbus Military) in October 2006, manufacturing three aircraft per month. The first test flight will be in 2007.

Span: 42.4 m (139 ft 1 in)
Length: 43.8 m (143 ft 8 in)
Height: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
Engines: 4 EPI TP400-D6 (8,250 kW power)
Cruising Speed: 250 mph
First Flight: Scheduled for 2007
Number built: 0 (195 ordered)

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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 50 nations. On December 2006 the C-130 was the third aircraft (after the English Electric Canberra in May 2001 and the B-52 Stratofortress in January 2005) to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer (in this case the United States Air Force).

The two YC-130 prototypes; the blunt nose was replaced with radar on later production models.

Capable of short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship, and for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refuelling and aerial firefighting. The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 50 years of service the family has participated in military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations.

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The Boeing 777 is an American long-range wide-body twin-engine airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The world's largest twinjet and commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, it can carry between 301 and 368 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a range from 5,235 to 9,450 nautical miles (9,695 to 17,501 km). Distinguishing features of the 777 include the six wheels on each main landing gear, its circular fuselage cross section, the pronounced "neck" aft of the cockpit, and the blade-like tail cone.

Singapore Airlines is the largest operator of the Boeing 777 family with 68 in service. 46 are the 777-200ER variant, 12 are the 777-300s, and 10 are the 777-300ERs. Another 9 777-300ERs are on firm order with 13 more on option. As of August 2007, 50 customers have placed orders for 1,003 777s.^[1]

Direct market competitors to the 777 are the Airbus A330-300, A340, and some models of the proposed A350 XWB. The 777 may eventually be replaced by a new product family, the Y3, which would draw upon technologies from the 787. The Y3 may also replace the 747 series.

Span: 212 ft 7 in (64.8 m)
Length: 242 ft 4 in (73.9 m)
Height: 61 ft 5 in (18.7 m)
Engines: 2 X GE 90-115B
Cruising Speed: 0.84 Mach (555 mph, 892 km/h, 481 knots) at 35,000 ft cruise altitude
First Flight: 12 June 1994
Number built: 649 as of August 2007

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The Aero Spacelines B-377PG Pregnant Guppy was an oversize cargo aircraft of the 1960s and 70s. It was based on the Boeing Stratocruiser.

Span:141 feet, 3 inches.
Length: 127 feet.
Height: 31 feet, 3 inches.
Engines: 4 3500hp P&W R-4360.
Cruising Speed: 250 mph
First Flight:September 19, 1962
Number built: 1

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The Avro CF-105 Arrow was a delta-wing interceptor aircraft, designed and built by Avro Aircraft Limited (Canada) in Malton, Ontario, Canada, as the culmination of a design study that began in 1953. Considered to be both an advanced technical and aerodynamic achievement for the Canadian aviation industry, the CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at 50,000 ft+ altitude, intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's interceptor for the 1960s and beyond.

Following the start of its flight test program in 1958, the Arrow, and its accompanying Iroquois jet engine program, were abruptly cancelled in 1959, sparking a long and bitter political debate. The Arrow is still the subject of controversy, over forty years after it was cancelled.

At the time of its cancellation, the Arrow was considered to be one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.

Span: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Length: 77 ft 9 in (23.71 m)
Height: 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Engines: 2×Pratt & Whitney J75-P-3
Cruising Speed: Mach 0.91 (607 mph, 977 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m)
First Flight: 25 March 1958
Number built: 5