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This Alenia C-27J Spartan take the alpha 0.1 status development in the early of June 2015 with an initial YASim FDM made by Emmanuel Baranger. Its like to fly a cargo right now. Slow as a navy cargo in the same way really stable. Many things needs to be implemented. Instruments first of all. Cause there's none. Just a working Yoke. Even another FDM like JSBSim will be very appreciated for this bird. But I don't know anything about that kind of development as I already said into another post. Has not moving doors. Has not a switch livery system because at that time I don't thought about to create many liveries for this airplanes. The UVmap layout in facts is still inaccurate. Anyway without exceptions I want to give this 3D model to the FlightGear Flight SImulator because I think is the best platform to develop your dreams if you love to fly. And most important thing you can fly alot of good airplanes and helicopters too right now. I want to give some of my 3D models I made over the years to this special community; with the great hope they will be developed many more by entusiast developers in the near future. The Alenia C-29J Spartan is one of them. Into this model I spent alot of time. So is precious to me.
Kind regards
Patrizio
GIT Development here -> https://github.com/cobe571/Alenia-C-27J-Spartan
*The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). It is an advanced derivative of Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222, originally designed by the italian aeronautical engineer Giuseppe Gabrielli (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. In addition to the standard transport configuration, specialized variants of the C-27J have been developed for maritime patrol, search and rescue, C3 ISR (command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), fire support and electronic warfare and ground-attack missions.
In 2007, the C-27J was selected as the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) for the United States military; these were produced in an international teaming arrangement under which L-3 Communications served as the prime contractor. In 2012, the United States Air Force (USAF) elected to retire the C-27J after only a short service life due to budget cuts; they were later reassigned to the U.S. Coast Guard and United States Special Operations Command. The C-27J has also been ordered by the military air units of Australia, Bulgaria, Chad, Italy, Greece, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Romania and Slovakia.
Specifications (C-27J)
Data from Alenia Aermacchi:
General characteristics
Crew: Minimum two: pilot, co-pilot (plus loadmaster when needed)
Capacity: 60 troops or 46 paratroops or 36 litters with 6 medical personnel
Cargo compartment: width 3.33 m X height 2.25 m
Length: 22.7 m (74 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 28.7 m (94 ft 2 in)
Height: 9.64 m (31 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 82 m2 (880 sq ft)
Empty weight: 17,000 kg (37,479 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 30,500 kg (67,241 lb)
Max payload: 11,500 kilograms (25,400 lb) at MTOW[citation needed]
Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2A turboprop, 3,460 kW (4,640 hp) each
Propellers: 6-bladed Dowty Propeller 391/6-132-F/10, 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed: 602 km/h (374 mph; 325 kn)
Cruise speed: 583 km/h (362 mph; 315 kn)
Minimum control speed: 194 km/h; 121 mph (105 kn)
Range: 1,759 km (1,093 mi; 950 nmi) with MTOW of 30,500 kg (67,200 lb)
Range at 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) payload: 4,130 km (2,230 nmi)
Ferry range: 5,852 km (3,636 mi; 3,160 nmi)
Service ceiling: 9,144 m (30,000 ft)
Source * : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J_Spartan
