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EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft and medium-range, narrowbody airliner manufactured by EADS-CASA in Spain.
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.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. 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.
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
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.
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. The number of victims is given at 20. All Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice. Polish defence minister Bogdan Klich has dismissed five air force personnel after accident investigation which concluded that multiple failings contributed to the 23 January crash.Specifications (C-295M)
References
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
See also
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