The slender tail and lack of a ramp means only side-door cargo access. It’s a very different approach, that’s for sure. I agree, I’d like to see how it does on nasty overgrown jungle strips.
Maybe its me, but I cannot trust a transport with two engines, unless it is a light transport. I always get the image of a transport losing an engine and the plane just tipping over.
“The slender tail and lack of a ramp means only side-door cargo access.”
Complete nonsense! The KC-390 has a bigger tail ramp than the C-130 and also a bigger cargo hold according to width and height.
Brazilian army wants to drive in their equipment like Superav inside without dismounting it. The cargo bay is 3.45 m width and 2.95 m high. C-130 is just 3.12 m width and 2.74 m high. 4 m x 4 m for A400M.