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Transall (Transport Allianz) Transall C-160 NG Transport
Transall Alianz
C-160D Transall
| Role | Military transport aircraft |
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| National origin | France/Germany |
| Manufacturer | Transall |
| First flight | 25 February 1963 |
| Introduction | 1967 |
| Retired | South Africa (1997) Germany (2021)France (2022) |
| Status | Active service (Turkey) |
| Primary users | German Air Force (former) French Air and Space Force (former) Turkish Air Force |
| Produced | 1965–1985 |
| Number built | 214 |
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History Transall (Transport Allianz)
Transall C-160 NG Transport
The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. "Transall" is an abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale, and VFW-Fokker. It was initially developed to meet the requirements for a modern transport aircraft for the French and German Air Forces; export sales were also made to South Africa and to Turkey, as well as a small number to civilian operators.
In July 1974, the Turkish Air Force used 7 C-160Ds during the "Cyprus Peace Operation", to transport troops, drop paratroopers and carry supplies. Having joined to the Turkish armed forces in 1971, these aircraft provided great amount of lift during the operation..
Design and developmentDesign and development
The Transall C-160 is a twin-engine tactical transport featuring a cargo hold, a rear-access ramp beneath an upswept tail, a high-mounted wing and turboprop engines. The C-160 is designed to perform cargo and troop transport duties, aerial delivery of supplies and equipment and is designed to be compatible with international railway loading gauges to simplify cargo logistics and loading. In flight the cargo area is pressurised and kept at a constant temperature by integrated air conditioning systems
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Transall (Transport Allianz)
Transall C-160 NG Transport
Transall (Transport Allianz)
Transall C-160 NG Transport
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 flight crew + loadmasters
- Capacity: 16,000 kg (35,274 lb)
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- 93 troops or
- 61–88 paratroops or
- 62 stretchers
- cargo compartment: length 17.20 m (56.4 ft); width 3.15 m (10.3 ft); height 2.98 m (9 ft 9.3 in)
- Length: 32.4 m (106 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 40 m (131 ft 3 in)
- Height: 11.65 m (38 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)
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- Empty weight: 27,782 kg (61,249 lb) empty equipped
- Gross weight: 46,000 kg (101,413 lb) with 17,000 kg (37,479 lb) payload
- Max takeoff weight: 51,000 kg (112,436 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce RTy.20 Tyne Mk 22 turboprop engines, 4,549 kW (6,100 hp) each
Specifications
- Maximum speed: 513 km/h (319 mph, 277 kn) at4,875 m (15,994 ft)
- Stall speed: 177 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn) flaps down
- Never exceed speed: 593 km/h (368 mph, 320 kn)
- Range: 1,853 km (1,151 mi, 1,001 nmi) with 16,000 kg (35,274 lb) payload, 30 min reserves
- Service ceiling: 8,230 m (27,000 ft)
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In 2015, it was announced that the retirement of Germany's Transall fleet had been pushed back from 2018 to 2021 due to delays with the Airbus A400M; until 2021, a decreasing number of aircraft shall remain in service to perform missions that require the Transall's self-protection suite.
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From 1994 to 1999, all French C-160s underwent an avionics upgrade and the addition of new anti-missile countermeasures.
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