EADS CASA C-295
The 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/Indonesian 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.[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]
The C-295 is a candidate to replace the Canadian Forces's de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo.[citation needed]
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 - 12 hours on surveillance and an armament capacity of 6 underwing stations
Operators
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- Algerian Air Force received 6 C-295 for transport and maritime patrol.[3]
- Brazilian Air Force received 12 aircraft, designated C-105A Amazonas, to replace the DHC-5/C-115 Buffalo and their ageing fleet of Caribou transporters.[3] Intend to order another 8 by 2009.[citation needed]
- Chilean Navy recently purchased 3 C-295 MPA to replace their aging P-3ACH Orions. Chile has options on a further 5 to replace a combined fleet of 8 Embraer EMB-111 Bandeirante and 3 Casa C-212A.
- Colombian Air Force ordered 4 C-295s , the last of which was delivered April 2009.
- Czech Air Force ordered 4 C-295Ms , and will be delivered in the end of 2010. 1st was delivered in january 2010 to Kbely Air-Base[4]
- Finnish Air Force operates 2 C-295M, with an option for 5 additional aircraft.[3]
- Royal Jordanian Air Force received 2 aircraft.[3]
- Mexican Navy operates 2 C-295 [5]
- Polish Air Force has received 11 with a further 1 on order to replace the Antonov An-26. One aircraft crashed on 24 January 2008.
- Portuguese Air Force will receive 12 C-295, including 5 Persuader Maritime Patrol Aircraft, to replace the C-212 Aviocar.[3]
- Spanish Air Force received 13 aircraft (designated T.21).
- Venezuelan Air Force ordered 10 aircraft in 2008. The order was vetoed by the U.S., but Venezuela paid to have all American equipment removed and replaced by equivalent Spanish equipment to circumnavigate the embargo. Finally no aircraft was delivered
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 approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. All passengers and crew aboard were killed.[6] The number of victims were 20.[7] All Polish C-295s were grounded after the incident.[8] 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.[9]
Specifications (C-295M)
Data from [citation needed]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Capacity: 71 passengers
Performance
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Joint Cargo Aircraft selection release
- ^ "Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns", Aviation Week, October 10, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Munson 2008, p.36.
- ^ SavunmaSanayi.NET: "Czechs buy C-295 military tactical 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.
- ^ "Polish air force dismisses five personnel following C-295 crash report". Flight Global. 14 April 2008.
- Munson, Kenneth. "Andalusian Airlifter - CASA C-295". Air International, Vol 75, No. 5, November 2008. pp. 32—37.
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