EADS CASA C-295
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| C-295 | |
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 A Spanish C-295 |
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| Type | Airliner/Transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | EADS-CASA |
| Primary users | Spanish Air Force Brazilian Air Force Portuguese Air Force Polish Air Force |
| Developed from | CASA CN-235 |
EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft and medium-range, narrowbody airliner manufactured by EADS-CASA in Spain.
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[edit] Design and development
The C-295 is a further development of the commercially successful Spanish transport aircraft CASA CN-235 with a stretched fuselage, 50% more payload capability and new PW127G turboprop engines. The C-295 made its maiden flight in 1998. The first order came from the Spanish Air Force.
[edit] Operational history
The C-295 is used by several air forces and some 57 have already been delivered.
The C-295 was also a major bidder for the US Army/US Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) awarded to the L-3 Communications/Alenia team on June 13, 2007.[1] The C-295 was considered a higher risk by the Army due to its use of a new operational mode to meet altitude and range requirements.[2]
[edit] Variants
- Troop transport - 71 seats (+ 4 optional)
- Pallet transport - Five 108" x 88" (one in ramp), ten 88" x 54" pallets
- Medevac - 24 stretchers (+ 3 optional)
- Fighter engine transport - Three EJ200
- Vehicle transport - Three light vehicles (Land Rover type)
- Maritime patrol version
[edit] Operators
- Algerian Air Force received 10 C-295 for transport and maritime patrol
- Brazilian Air Force received 12 aircraft to replace the DHC-5/C-115 Buffalo and their ageing fleet of Caribou transporters.
- Chilean Navy recently purchased 3 C-295 MPA to replace their aging P-3ACH Orions. A further 5 will be purchased to replace a combined fleet of 8 Embraer EMB-111 Bandeirante and 3 Casa C-212A.
- Colombian Air Force ordered 4 C-295s with two already delivered and waiting for one in November 2008 and one more in early 2009.
- Finnish Air Force operates 2 C-295M, with an option for 5 additional aircraft.
- Royal Jordanian Air Force received 2 aircraft.
- Polish Air Force received 10 and ordered 2 transport aircraft to replace the Antonov An-26. One aircraft crashed on 24 January 2008.
- Portuguese Air Force will receive 12 C-295 to replace the C-212 Aviocar.
- Spanish Air Force received 13 aircraft.
- Royal Thai Air Force purchased 6 C-295.
- United Arab Emirates Navy 4 C-295 for maritime patrol.
[edit] Incidents
On January 23, 2008 a Polish Air Force CASA C-295 flying from Warsaw via Powidz and Krzesiny to Mirosławiec crashed during approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All passengers and crew aboard were killed.[3] The number of victims is given at 20.[4] All Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice.[5]
[edit] Specifications (C-295M)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two + 71 passengers
- Capacity: 9,250 kg
- Payload: 9,250 kg (20,392 lbs)
- Length: 24.50 m (80 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 25.81 m (84 ft 8 in)
- Height: 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 59 m² (ft²)
- Loaded weight: 9,250 kg (20,392 lbs)
- Max takeoff weight: 23,200 kg (51,146 lbs)
- Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G Hamilton Standard 586-F (six bladed), 1,972 kW each (2,645 hp each) each
Performance
- Cruise speed: 481 km/h (300 mph)
- Range: 5,630 km (3,280 mi) 3,040 nm
[edit] References
- ^ Joint Cargo Aircraft selection release
- ^ "Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns", Aviation Week, October 10, 2007.
- ^ news.bbc.co.uk, Polish army plane in fatal crash
- ^ Katastrofa samolotu wojskowego na Pomorzu Zachodnim
- ^ "Poland grounds C-295 transports after 20 killed in crash", Flight Global, 25 January 2008.
[edit] External links
- EADS product sheet (PDF)
- C-295M Twin Turboprop Transport Aircraft, Spain
- Spanish Air Force P-3B Modernisation (PDF)
- Team JCA's C-295/CN-235 Transport Aircraft Fleet Completes 1 Million Flights
- Team JCA's C-295 Advances to Phase II Evaluation for Joint Cargo Aircraft Program.
- Military Services Competing For Future Airlift Missions
- Photo gallery of Polish CASA C-295M
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
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