EADS CASA C-295
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| A Spanish C-295 | |
| Role | Transport aircraft/Maritime patrol aircraft |
| Manufacturer | EADS CASA |
| First flight | November 28, 1997 |
| Introduction | 2001 |
| Status | Active service |
| Primary users | Spanish Air Force Brazilian Air Force Polish Air Force Portuguese Air Force |
| Produced | 1997-present |
| Number built | 78 |
| Developed from | CASA CN-235 |
The EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft manufactured by Airbus Military 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, but 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.
The aircraft is manufactured and assembled in the Airbus Military facilities in the San Pablo Airport, in Seville, Spain.
[edit] Operational history
The C-295 is in service with the Armed Forces of 14 countries. As of 4 August 2011, 85 C295s have been contracted and 75 are in service, one was lost in an accident.[1]
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.[2] The C-295 was considered a higher risk by the Army Template:Which ? due to its use of a new operational mode to meet altitude and range requirements.[3]
The C-295 is a candidate to replace the Canadian Forces's de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo.[4]
This aircraft, along with the C-27J Spartan, is also a candidate to replace the Indonesian Air Force's Fokker F27 and the Peruvian Air Force's Antonov An-32.[5][6][7]
In November 2011, the Australian Department of Defence put out a request for information on the C-295 and C-27J as a belated replacement for Australia's already retired de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou.[8]
[edit] Variants
- C-295M
- Miltary transport version. Capacity for 73 troops, 48 paratroops, 27 stretchers, five 2.24 × 2.74 m (88 × 108 inches) pallets or three light vehicles.[9]
- C-295MPA/Persuader
- Martime patrol/anti-submarine warfare version. Provision for six hardpoints.[9]
- AEW&C
- Prototype airborne early warning and control version with 360 degree radar dome. The AESA radar was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and has an integrated IFF system.
[edit] Operators
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- Algerian Air Force received 6 C-295 for transport and maritime patrol.[10]
- Brazilian Air Force received 12 aircraft, designated C-105A Amazonas, to replace the aging DHC-5/C-115 Buffalo transports.[10]
- Chilean Navy recently purchased 3 C-295 MPA to replace their aging P-3ACH Orions. Chile has options on a further five aircraft to replace a combined fleet of eight Embraer EMB-111 Bandeirante and three Casa C-212A.
- Colombian Air Force ordered four C-295s, the last of which was delivered April 2009.
- Czech Air Force ordered four C-295Ms that replaced the Antonov An-26, with all delivered in 2010. They are based at Kbely Air-Base.[11]
- Egypt Air Force have ordered three aircraft for tactical and logistical transport.[12] First delivery was on 24 September 2011.[13]
- Finnish Air Force operates two C-295Ms and has an order for one additional C-295M (the plane will be equipped with an ESM / ELINT system designed by Lockheed Martin[14]) for delivery in 2013. Option for four more additional aircraft.[10]
- Ghana Air Force ordered two C-295 to replace its Fokker F-27s.[1] First aircraft was delivered 18 November 2011.[15]
- Indonesian Air Force have ordered nine aircraft for tactical and logistical transport. Three planes will be assembled in Indonesia by PT Dirgantara Indonesia, the same company which made the CN-235, its predecessor.[16] The first delivery is predicted in 2012 and by summer 2014 all aircraft will have been delivered.[17]
- Royal Jordanian Air Force received two aircraft.[10]
- Mexican Navy operates four C-295. They are based at Tapachula Air Naval Base.[18]
- Mexican Air Force has 10 aircraft in service.
- Polish Air Force has received 12 aircraft that replaced the Antonov An-26. One aircraft crashed on 24 January 2008, 11 are in service in Kraków-Balice Air Base.
- Portuguese Air Force received 12 C-295, including five Persuader Maritime Patrol Aircraft, to replace the C-212 Aviocar. They are based at Montijo Air Base, near Lisbon.[10]
- Spanish Air Force received 13 aircraft (designated T.21).
[edit] Incidents
Mirosławiec air accident: on January 23, 2008 a Polish Air Force CASA C-295 flying from Warsaw via Powidz and Krzesiny to Mirosławiec crashed during its approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All passengers and crew aboard were killed.[19] The number of victims were 20.[20] All Polish C-295s were grounded after the incident.[21] Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich dismissed five air force personnel after the accident investigation, which concluded that multiple failings contributed to the 23 January crash.[22]
The Czech Army grounded its fleet of four CASA C-295M aircraft on October 31, 2011 due to equipment failure. A Navigation Display and other equipment "stopped working during landing" in a plane flying in from Seville, Spain, on October 30; Czech Army spokesperson Mira Trebicka said in a statement: "One of the two engines then stopped working." The two pilots managed to land with one engine. Army General Vkastimil Picek has ordered the immediate grounding of all aircraft, until the inquiry has ended.
The aircraft were already grounded in February, following a severe drop in altitude in mid-flight and again in May, after problems with an avionics system.[23]
[edit] Specifications (C-295M)
Data from Airbus Military[24] c-295.ca[25]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Capacity: 71 troops
- 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 (634.8 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 (2,645 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 576 km/h (311 knots, 358 mph)
- Cruise speed: 480 km/h (260 knots, 300 mph)
- Range: 4,300 km (2,600 mi) 2,300 nmi; (with 4,550 kilograms (10,000 lb) payload)
- Range with full payload: 1,333 km (828 mi; 720 nmi)
- Ferry range: 5,220 km (3,240 mi; 2,820 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
- Takeoff run: 670 m (2,200 ft)
- Landing run: 320 m (1,050 ft)
[edit] See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ a b Ghana orders two Airbus Military C295 aircraft
- ^ Joint Cargo Aircraft selection release
- ^ "Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns", Aviation Week, October 10, 2007.
- ^ EADS Casa prevé vender aviones C -295 a Canadá ante una "inminente" licitación
- ^ La Fuerza Aérea de Perú evalúa el C295 de Airbus Military
- ^ Empresa AirBus Military mostró las habilidades de su avión C295 en Perú
- ^ Airbus Military busca vender en Perú aviones de transporte militar C295
- ^ "Defence confirms cost & availability request for C-295 too". Australian Aviation, 2 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b Jackson 2003, pp. 444–445.
- ^ a b c d e Munson 2008, p.36.
- ^ SavunmaSanayi.NET: "Czechs buy C-295 military tactical aircraft"
- ^ Aviation News
- ^ Egyptian Air Force becomes new Airbus Military C295 operator
- ^ "Finland Orders C-295 Light Transports". Defenseindustrydaily.com. 2010-05-24. http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/finland-orders-c295-light-transports-02232/. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
- ^ Ghana joins the family of Airbus Military C295 operator
- ^ Detik News
- ^ "Airbus Military: Contract with Indonesia for Nine C295 Aircraft". February 15, 2012. http://english.kompas.com/read/2012/02/15/17365266/Airbus.Military.Contract.with.Indonesia.for.Nine.C295.Aircraft.
- ^ http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?search_active=1&search=&sheadline=&domains=Airliners.net&sitesearch=Airliners.net&client=pub-8297169501225184&forid=1&channel=1924797129&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23E6E8FA%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23000000%3BVLC%3AE6E8FA%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3A45678C%3BLBGC%3A45678C%3BALC%3AE6E8FA%3BLC%3AE6E8FA%3BT%3AC4C8CC%3BGFNT%3AC4C8CC%3BGIMP%3AC4C8CC%3BLH%3A36%3BLW%3A639%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcdn-www.airliners.net%2Fgraphics%2Fopen_file_header_image.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.airliners.net%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en&search_field=datedesc&q=C-295+Mexico&submit=
- ^ 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. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/25/221101/poland-grounds-c-295-transports-after-20-killed-in-crash.html.
- ^ "Polish air force dismisses five personnel following C-295 crash report". Flight Global. 14 April 2008. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/14/222917/polish-air-force-dismisses-five-personnel-following-c-295-crash.html.
- ^ Agence France-Presse. 31 October 2011. "Czech planes grounded for 3rd time this year". DefenceNews. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8107564&c=AIR&s=ALL
- ^ C295 Specifications
- ^ Specifications
- Bibliography
- Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0 7106 2537 5.
- Munson, Kenneth. "Andalusian Airlifter - CASA C-295". Air International, Vol 75, No. 5, November 2008. pp. 32–37.
[edit] External links
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- 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
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