Transall C-160 (as consortium partner)

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The Transall C-160 is a twin-engine military transport aircraft developed jointly by French and German manufacturers as a tactical airlifter for medium-range cargo and troop transport.

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instanceOf military transport aircraft
tactical airlifter
twin‑engine turboprop aircraft
aircraftCategory fixed-wing aircraft
allianceProject Franco-German military cooperation
cargoCapacity approximately 16 tonnes
cargoLoading rear loading ramp
countryOfOrigin France
Germany
crew 3
cruiseSpeed approximately 500 km/h
designedFor medium-range transport
short and semi-prepared airstrips
developedBy Transporter-Allianz (TRANSALL)
engineCount 2
engineType Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop
enteredServiceWith French Air Force
German Air Force
firstFlight 1963-02-25
hasVariant C-160D
C-160F
C-160G Gabriel
C-160NG
C-160R
introduced 1967
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Aérospatiale
MBB
VFW-Fokker
linked to: Fokker
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 51,000 kg
numberBuilt over 200
primaryUser French Air and Space Force
linked to: French Air Force

German Air Force
South African Air Force
Turkish Air Force
range approximately 1,850 km with max payload
retiredFromService French Air and Space Force 2022
role cargo transport
tactical transport
troop transport
successor Airbus A400M Atlas
tailConfiguration T-tail
usedFor aerial resupply
airdrop of paratroops
humanitarian relief missions
medical evacuation
wingConfiguration high-wing

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Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm notableProduct Transall C-160 (as consortium partner)