Izindaba zokuthutha kanye nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezivela ku-Airbus
Enye yama-H145M ayisithupha ayalwe yi-Thai Navy ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa esikhungweni sezindiza zezindiza i-Airbus Helicopters e-Donauwörth, eJalimane. Isithombe sika-Pavel Bondarik
Ngokuhlanganiswa kwakamuva kwazo zonke izinkampani ezingaphansi kwenkampani ngaphansi kohlobo olufanayo lwe-Airbus, ukwethulwa kwabezindaba kwe-Airbus Defence & Space kwezinhlelo ezintsha nezimpumelelo nakho kunwetshiwe kulo nyaka ukuze kufakwe izindaba ezihlobene nezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zempi nezikhali.
Ngokusho kwe-Airbus, inani lemakethe yezikhali emhlabeni wonke njengamanje licishe libe ngama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-400. Eminyakeni ezayo, leli nani lizokhula okungenani ngamaphesenti ama-2 ngonyaka. I-United States inesabelo semakethe esikhulu kunazo zonke, esilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-165; Amazwe esifunda sase-Asia-Pacific azochitha minyaka yonke ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-115 ngezikhali, kanti amazwe aseYurophu (ngaphandle kweFrance, iJalimane, iSpain ne-UK) azosebenzisa okungenani ama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-50. Ngokusekelwe kulezi zibikezelo ezingenhla, umkhiqizi waseYurophu uhlose ukukhuthaza ngenkuthalo imikhiqizo yakhe ebaluleke kakhulu - ezokuthutha i-A400M, i-A330 MRTT ne-C295 kanye nama-fighters ama-Eurofighters. Eminyakeni ezayo, i-AD&S ihlose ukugxila ekwandiseni ukukhiqizwa nokuthengisa kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe obusha nezixazululo hhayi kuphela kumapulatifomu amane okukhulunywe ngenhla, kodwa nakwezinye izindawo zomsebenzi. Esikhathini esizayo esiseduze, inkampani ihlose ukwethula isu elisha lokuthuthukisa, igcizelela kakhulu ukuguquguquka kanye nekhono lokuzivumelanisa ngokushesha nezimo zemakethe ezishintshayo.
I-A400M isakhula
Ekuqaleni kuka-2016, kwakubonakala sengathi izinkinga ngokuthuthukiswa kokuqala kokukhiqizwa kwe-Atlas okungenani zaxazululwa okwesikhashana. Ngeshwa, kulokhu inkinga yavela endaweni engalindelekile, ngoba kubonakala sengathi idrayivu efakazelwe. Entwasahlobo yalo nyaka, abasebenzi benye ye "Atlas" yeRoyal Air Force babike ukwehluleka kwenye yezinjini ze-TP400 endizeni. Ukuhlolwa kokushayela kubonise ukulimala kwelinye lamagiya egiya elihambisa amandla enjinini liye ku-propeller. Ukuhlolwa kwamayunithi okwalandela kwembula ukwehluleka kuma-gearbox wezinye izindiza, kodwa kwenzeka kuphela ezinjinini ophephela bazo bazungeza ngokwewashi (No. 1 noNo. 3). Ngokubambisana nomkhiqizi we-gearbox, inkampani yase-Italy i-Avio, kwakudingeka ukuhlola ibhokisi njalo ngemva kwamahora angu-200 okusebenza kwenjini. Isixazululo esihlosiwe senkinga sesivele senziwe futhi sahlolwa; ngemuva kokuqaliswa kwayo, ukuhlolwa kokudluliselwa kuzokwenziwa kuqala njalo ngamahora angama-600.
Ukwehluleka kwenjini okungenzeka akuyona ukuphela kwenkinga - amanye ama-A400M atholwe enokuqhekeka kumafreyimu amafuselage amaningana. Umenzi wasabela ngokushintsha ingxubevange yensimbi okwenziwa ngayo lezi zakhi. Ezindizeni esezivele zisebenza, amafreyimu azoshintshwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okuhleliwe okuhleliwe.
Naphezu kwalokhu osekushiwo ngaphambili, i-A400M izibonakalisa kangcono futhi ingcono njengezimoto zokuthutha. Izindiza zaziswa ngamandla ebutho lasemoyeni, elizisebenzisayo futhi libonisa njalo amakhono azo. Idatha yokusebenza ibonise ukuthi indiza enomthwalo wamathani angu-25 inebanga lendiza elingaba ngu-900 km ngaphezu kwalokho okudingwa yi-international consortium OCCAR, eyabayala eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Isibonelo samakhono amasha anikezwa i-A400M ukuthutha amathani angu-13 wempahla esuka eNew Zealand ukuya endaweni yase-McMurdo Antarctic, okungenzeka phakathi namahora angu-13, ngaphandle kokufaka uphethiloli e-Antarctica. Ukuthwala impahla efanayo nge-C-130 kungadinga izindiza ezintathu, ukugcwalisa uphethiloli ngemva kokufika, futhi kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Enye yezinto ezibalulekile zokusetshenziswa kwe-A400M kwakuwukugcwalisa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezindizeni. Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane kuphela e-Europe ezinaleli khono yi-EC725 Caracal esetshenziswa amabutho akhethekile aseFrance, ngakho-ke amaFulentshi afuna ukusebenzisa i-A400M njengomkhumbi wamathangi. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlolwa kwe-A400M okwenziwa eCaracala kubonise ukuthi ubude bamanje bomugqa wokugcwalisa akwanele, njengoba i-rotor eyinhloko yendiza enophephela emhlane izoba eduze kakhulu nomsila we-A400M. Izindiza zaseFrance zathola isisombululo sesikhathi esifushane enkingeni yokusebenza kwendiza enophephela emhlane yebanga elide - kwayalelwa amathangi amane aseMelika i-KC-130J. Nokho, i-Airbus ayidikibali futhi ibheka isixazululo esisebenzayo sobuchwepheshe. Ukuze ugweme ukusetshenziswa kwe-tank yokugcwalisa engajwayelekile, ukuze uthole umugqa we-9-10 m ubude, kuyadingeka ukunciphisa ingxenye yayo yesiphambano. Izimoto ezintsha sezivele zihlolwa phansi, futhi ukuhlolwa kwendiza yesisombululo esithuthukisiwe kuhlelelwe ukuphela kuka-2016.
