P9051913-En-NR e1

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P9051913-En-NR e1
P9051913-En-NR e1

RAF Atlas C.1 (A400M).
Entering operational service with the Royal Air Force in 2014, Atlas (Atlas C.1 A400M) provides tactical airlift and strategic oversize lift capabilities complementing those of the Hercules and C-17 fleets.
Atlas (Atlas C.1 A400M) has the ability to carry a 37-tonne payload over 2,000nm to established and remote civilian and military airfields, and short unprepared or semi-prepared strips, or beaches. Capable of operating at altitudes up to 40,000ft, Atlas also offers impressive low-level capability.
It will accommodate as many as 116 fully-equipped troops; vehicles; helicopters, including a Chinook; mixed loads, including nine aircraft pallets and 54 passengers, or combinations of vehicles, pallets and personnel, up to a payload of 37 tonnes.
Loads are delivered by parachute, gravity extraction from the aircraft’s rear ramp (influenced by the cargo’s own weight), or by landing. Paratroops will be dropped from the aircraft’s dedicated paratroop doors, or from the rear ramp. The Atlas (Atlas C.1 A400M) is operated by two pilots and a Weapons Systems Operator (Crewman) (WSOp (Cmn)).
I saw flying west, no camera to hand, and hoped it would return by the same grid co-ordinates- and it did. And I was ready for it

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Taken on: September 5, 2024
Sets appears in:   • Local flying - no feathers   
Camera: OM Digital Solutions OM-1, f/5.6, 1/10000 sec, 500mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: OM Digital Solutions OM-1
Lens: OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/10000 sec
Focal Length: 500mm
ISO: 1600
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: High gain up
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop 25.11 (Macintosh)
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