EADS CASA C-295

infobox Aircraft
name = C-295
type = Airliner/Transport aircraft
manufacturer = EADS-CASA



caption = A Spanish C-295
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primary user = Spanish Air Force
more users = Brazilian Air Force Portuguese Air Force Polish Air Force
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number built =57
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developed from = CASA CN-235
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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. [ [http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3537 Joint Cargo Aircraft selection release] ] 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. [ [http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/JCA101007.xml&headline=Raytheon%20Lost%20JCA%20Over%20Aircraft%20Performance%20Concerns "Raytheon Lost JCA Over Aircraft Performance Concerns"] , Aviation Week, October 10, 2007.]

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

;ALG
* Algerian Air Force received 10 C-295 for transport and maritime patrol;BRA
* Brazilian Air Force received 12 aircraft to replace the DHC-5/C-115 Buffalo and their ageing fleet of Caribou transporters.;CHI
* 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.;COL
* Colombian Air Force ordered 4 C-295s with two already delivered and waiting for one in November 2008 and one more in early 2009.;FIN
* Finnish Air Force operates 2 C-295M, with an option for 5 additional aircraft.;JOR
* Royal Jordanian Air Force received 2 aircraft.;POL
* Polish Air Force received 10 and ordered 2 transport aircraft to replace the Antonov An-26. One aircraft crashed on 24 January 2008. ;POR
* Portuguese Air Force will receive 12 C-295 to replace the C-212 Aviocar.;ESP
* Spanish Air Force received 13 aircraft.;THA
* Royal Thai Air Force purchased 6 C-295.;UAE
* United Arab Emirates Navy 4 C-295 for maritime patrol.

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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7205810.stm news.bbc.co.uk, Polish army plane in fatal crash] ] The number of victims is given at 20. [ [http://www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/news.php?id_news=26571 Katastrofa samolotu wojskowego na Pomorzu Zachodnim] ] All Polish C-295s were grounded until further notice. [cite news |title=Poland grounds C-295 transports after 20 killed in crash |publisher= Flight Global |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/01/25/221101/poland-grounds-c-295-transports-after-20-killed-in-crash.html |date=25 January 2008] 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. [cite news |title=Polish air force dismisses five personnel following C-295 crash report |publisher= Flight Global |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/14/222917/polish-air-force-dismisses-five-personnel-following-c-295-crash.html |date=14 April 2008]

pecifications (C-295M)

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crew=Two + 71 passengers
capacity=9,250 kg
payload main=9,250 kg
payload alt=20,392 lbs
length main=24.50 m
length alt=80 ft 3 in
span main=25.81 m
span alt=84 ft 8 in
height main=8.60 m
height alt=28 ft 3 in
area main=59 m²
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loaded weight main=9,250 kg
loaded weight alt=20,392 lbs
max takeoff weight main=23,200 kg
max takeoff weight alt=51,146 lbs
engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G
type of prop=Hamilton Standard 586-F (six bladed)
number of props=2
power main=1,972 kW each
power alt=2,645 hp each
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cruise speed main=481 km/h
cruise speed alt=300 mph
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range main=5,630 km
range alt=3,280 mi
range more=3,040 nm
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References

External links

* [http://www.eads.com/xml/content/OF00000000400005/0/52/434520.pdf EADS product sheet (PDF)]
* [http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/c295/ C-295M Twin Turboprop Transport Aircraft, Spain]
* [http://www.eads.com/xml/content/OF00000000400005/7/49/434497.pdf Spanish Air Force P-3B Modernisation (PDF)]
* [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/06-06-2006/0004375306&EDATE=Jun+6,+2006 Team JCA's C-295/CN-235 Transport Aircraft Fleet Completes 1 Million Flights]
* [http://www.prnewswire.com/.../www/story/08-11-2006/0004414783&EDATE=Aug+11,+2006 Team JCA's C-295 Advances to Phase II Evaluation for Joint Cargo Aircraft Program.]
* [http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2005/Nov/UF-Military.htm Military Services Competing For Future Airlift Missions]
* [http://www.plastikowe.pl/galerie/lotnictwo/eads-casa-c-295m Photo gallery of Polish CASA C-295M]

ee also

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* CASA CN-235

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* C-27J

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* C-101 - C-212 - CN-235 - C-295

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