CREW
Three (pilot, co-pilot and loadmaster)
CAPACITY
60 troops / 46 paratroops / 36 litters with six medical personnel
MAIDEN FLIGHT
September 1999
INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY
2001
MANUFACTURER
Alenia Aeronautica and Lockheed Martin
OPERATORS
Italian Air Force, United States Air Force, Hellenic Air Force, Lithuanian Air Force, Bulgarian Air Force, Romanian Airforce
LENGTH
22.7m (74ft 6in)
WINGSPAN
28.7m (94ft 2in)
HEIGHT
9.6m (31ft 8in)
WING AREA
82m²
EMPTY WEIGHT
17,000kg (37,479lb)
MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT
30,500kg (67,240lb)
PAYLOAD
11,500kg (25,353lb)
TYPE
Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2A turboprop
NUMBER
2
POWER
3,460kW (4,637shp) each
PROPELLER
Dowty R-391 six-blade
FUEL CAPACITY
12,320kg (3,255lb)
MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT
30,000kg
TAKE-OFF GROUND RUN
Under 500m
TIME TO CLIMB TO 20,000FT
13m
INITIAL CRUISE ALTITUDE
27,500ft
RANGE WITH A 6,000KG PAYLOAD
4,260km
MAXIMUM CRUISE SPEED
300kt
SERVICE CEILING
9,144m (30,000ft)
MAXIMUM SPEED
602km/h
MAXIMUM CRUISE SPEED
583km/h
STALL SPEED
194km/h
FERRY RANGE
5,926km
AVIONICS
Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems
MISSION COMPUTER
Sanders
AUTOPILOT SYSTEM
Honeywell
STANDBY INSTRUMENTS
BF Goodrich
DISPLAYS
ADC