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1981
1981 - 0077.PDF
FLIGHT International, 10 January 198! 71 with automatic tie-down of pallets. UP to 1,500kg (3,3001b) can be car ried on the lowered ramp. The Transall is very similar in size to the C-130 Hercules, the main dif- , ference being powerplant philosophy. Where the Hercules has four Allison turboprops. the Transall has two 6,100 e.s.h.p. Tynes built by the Rolls- Royce/Snecma/MTTJ/FN consortium and driving Ratier Forest/RAe four- blade propellers. A 200 s.h.p. Garrett AiResearch auxiliary power unit mounted in the port sponson provides power for, among other things, under carriage kneeling. Aerospatiale claims superior short- field performance for the Transall. At the 51,000kg (112,4001b) maximum take-off weight, the aircraft will clear a 10m (35ft) obstacle in 975m (3,200ft). At the 47,000kg (103,6001b) maximum landing weight the C.160 requires 700m (2,300ft) to land. For operation from semi-prepared strips, take-off weight is limited to 45,000kg (99,2001b). For tactical missions at low altitude, gust loading limits the take off weight to just over 49,000kg (108,0001b). Standard fuel load is 15,000kg (33,0001b) rising to 22,000kg (48,5001b) with the additional centre- wing tanks full. If necessary the •Transall can take off with maximum payload and centre-wing tanks empty and then top up in flight. Maximum- fuel range is 3,000 n.m. with a 7,000kg (15,4001b) payload and 4,780 n.m. with centre-wing tanks full. The Transall can carry sizeable loads including this Puma helicopter, one of two transported to Uganda in August to help the famine relief effort. The Puma is stripped down before loading Range performance claimed for the various missions is as follows: Strategic transport, optimum altitude —1,000 n.m. with 16,000kg (35,3001b) payload; 2.750 n.m. with 8,000kg (17,6001b) payload. Tactical transport, low altitude—480 n.m. with 12,000kg (26,5001b) maxi mum payload; 700 n.m. with 8,000kg (17,6001b) of cargo. Troop transport—2,200 n.m. with 93 soldiers. Ambulance—2,750 n.m. with 62 stret chers and four attendants. Para-dropping—1,400 n.m. with 61 fully equipped paratroops or 6,000kg (13,2001b) of cargo for low-level para chute extraction. The Transall avionics fit includes a Sfim 51 three-axis simplex autopilot, Sfim 86 flight director, LMT micro Tacan, Electronique Marcel Dassault RDN 72 Doppler, TRT radio altimeter and Omera ORB.37 weather radar. The flight crew consists of the pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and navigator. Crew bunks are provided in the pres surised cabin for use on long flights. With the resumption of Transall production, Aerospatiale is offering
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