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Beside these changes, French Air Force introduced the Since 1999, all the F and NG aircraft operated in French air forces have been converted to the last upgraded C-160R standard. Free fall of a Transall. "German planes begin supply flights for anti-terror campaign, sharing burden with U.S. crews". "Transall" is an abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale and VFW-Fokker. The now C-160NG (Nouvelle Generation, New Generation) called aircraft has an fifth fuel tank in the middle of the wing above the fuselage, a refueling probe while the left side cargo door was removed. The French Air Force (French: Armée de l'Air Française [aʁme də l‿ɛʁ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; lit. "German planes begin supply flights for anti-terror campaign, sharing burden with U.S. crews".
In the late 1950s, a requirement arose to replace the piston-engined Nord Noratlas transports operated by both the air forces of France (Armée de l'Air) and Germany (Luftwaffe). The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. Transall en chute libre au meeting 2010 de Cambrai. Amongst changes made, the new variant was equipped with additional fuel tankage, aerial refuelling probes and enhanced avionics.The C-160 proved to be a versatile aircraft, leading to a long operational service life. The C-160 is designed to perform cargo and troop transport duties, aerial delivery of supplies and equipment and is designed to be compatible with international railway Additionally, the landing gear can be partially retracted while on the ground. TiFiVideo 48,367 views. Transall is an abbreviation of the specially formed consortium Transporter Allianz, comprising the companies of MBB, Aerospatiale and VFW-Fokker. [1] It was initially developed to meet the requirements for a modern … Between its introduction and 1999, approximately 2000 modifications and upgrades were incorporated upon the type, split 60/40 between the structure and equipment respectively.Other improvements and additions to the type include protective kevlar armouring, electronic warfare management systems, chaff/flare dispensers, missile approach warning systems, In April 1976, the French Air Force used 12 C-160s in support of In 1977, the French Air Force ordered an updated version designated In a final conversion, two aircraft were furnished for C-160s were in continuous use to support French bases in sub-Saharan Africa; the tanker variants also proved valuable in supporting African operations.The C-160 has been a prominent component of several other international efforts. Amongst changes made, the second generation was equipped with additional fuel tankage, aerial refuelling probes, and avionics improvements.The C-160 proved to be a versatile aircraft, leading to a long operational service life. The C-160 remains in service more than 50 years after the type's first flight in 1963. One aspect of the C-160 that made the type well suited to tactical operations was the type's short airfield performance; including the ability to perform steep descents of up to 20 degrees and perform landings on airstrips as short as 400 meters.An updated second generation of the C-160 was produced during the 1980s. Germany's C-160 fleet has been used to support Starting in 1984 onwards, German airframes underwent LEDA IFrom 1994 to 1999, all French C-160s underwent an avionics upgrade and the addition of new anti-missile countermeasures.
The C-160Fs and NGs so updated were redesignated In late 2011, it was announced that Germany's Transall fleet had accumulated a combined total of one million flight hours.In 2015, it was announced that the retirement of Germany's Transall fleet had been pushed back from 2018 to 2021 due to delays with the Airbus A400M; until 2021, a decreasing number of aircraft shall remain in service to perform missions that require the Transall's self-protection suite.The initial production run of 169 aircraft were built by the three companies in France and Germany; Nord built 56 aircraft, VFW built 57 aircraft and HFB/MBB 56 (HFB became part of Messerchmitt-Bolkow-Blohm in 1969 during the production run).From 1981 on, some new C-160 reached the wings of Armee de l'Air. It has provided logistical support to a number of overseas operations and deployments; and has also served in specialist roles such as an In the late 1950s, a requirement arose to replace the A consortium, "Transporter-Allianz" or Transall, was formed in January 1959 between the French company The first production airframes were delivered to France and Germany from 1967.In July 1977, France placed an order for 25 aircraft to be built to an updated standard.The Transall C-160 is a twin-engine tactical transport; featuring a large-volume cargo hold, a rear-access ramp underneath an upswept tail, a high-mounted wing and turboprop engines. Transall C-160. This lowers the C-160, making it easier to move vehicles into the hold as they don't need to climb a ramp. 2:35. As designed, the C-160 can perform cargo and troop transport duties, aerial delivery of supplies and equipment, operate directly from frontline positions, and evacuate casualties.One aspect of the C-160 that made the type well suited to tactical operations was the type's short airfield performance; including the ability to perform steep descents of up to 20 degrees and perform landings on airstrips as short as 400 meters.An updated second generation of the C-160 was produced during the 1980s. The C-160G was designed to, while flying at altitudes between 7,000 and 10,000 meters, intercept communications and radar emissions within a radius of 800 kilometres. Keen to encourage industrial co-operation between the two countries, as had happened under a previous arrangement in which Nora… Germany's C-160 fleet has been used to support Starting in 1984 onwards, German airframes underwent LEDA IFrom 1994 to 1999, all French C-160s underwent an avionics upgrade and the addition of new anti-missile countermeasures.