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Europrop delivers engines for first production A400M

Issue No. 9 | May 01-15, 2012

Europrop International (EPI) has started delivery of the first production series TP400-D6 engines which will power the French Air Force’s first A400M military transport aircraft into service in early 2013.

The engines were assembled in Munich from modules produced by the four EPI partner companies – ITP, MTU, Rolls-Royce and Snecma – prior to testing in Berlin and dispatch to the Airbus A400M final assembly line in Seville, Spain.

Commenting on the delivery Simon Henley, President of Europrop International, said: “The delivery of our first production TP400 marks a significant milestone in the engine programme. We’ll now see a rapid ramp up our production rates as we begin a new chapter of the EPI story.”

EPI Europrop International GmbH was created by four leading European aeroengine companies – Industria de Turbo Propulsores, MTU Aero Engines, Rolls-Royce and Snecma (Safran Group) – to manage the TP400 engine programme. Designed to power the Airbus Military A400M military transport, the TP400 will be the most powerful turboshaft engine to enter service in the West. It features a three-shaft configuration and will deliver a maximum power output of 11,000 shaft horsepower.