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Performance

TAKE-OFF CLIMB (to FL 150) CLIMB (to FL 240) MACH CLIMB CRUISE INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) DESCENT (to FL 100) APPROACH LANDING INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) CLIMB (to FL 240) CLIMB (to FL 150) DESCENT (to FL 100)

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TAKE-OFF MTOW: WTC: RECAT-EU: - Distance: V2 (IAS): - - INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 240) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 150) IAS: ROC: - - MACH CLIMB MACH: ROC: - - CRUISE MACH: Ceiling: - - TAS: - Range: - INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) MACH: - ROD: - DESCENT (to FL 100) IAS: - ROD: - APPROACH IAS: - MCS: - ROD: - LANDING Vat (IAS): - APC: - Distance: - - -

Take-off

V2 (IAS) 115 kts

Distance 990 m

WTC M

RECAT-EU Upper Medium

MTOW 51000 kg

Initial climb (to 5000ft)

IAS 145 kts

ROC 1200 ft/min

Climb (to FL 150)

IAS 220 kts

ROC 1000 ft/min

Climb (to FL 240)

IAS 220 kts

ROC 800 ft/min

MACH climb

MACH no data

ROC no data ft/min

Cruise

TAS 260 kt

MACH no data

Ceiling FL 270

Range 2500 NM

Initial Descent (to FL 240)

MACH 260.00

ROD 1000 ft/min

Descent (to FL 100)

IAS 250 kt

ROD no data ft/min

Approach

IAS 190 kt

ROD 1000 ft/min

MCS 150 kt

Landing

Vat (IAS) 125 kt

Distance 750 m

APC C

Type of Aircraft

Type

L2T

APC

C

WTC

M

RECAT-EU

Upper Medium

Technical

Wing Span

40 m

Length

32.4 m

Height

11.7 m

Power plant

2 x 6.100 SHP R-R Tyne RTy 20 Mk 22 turboprops with 4 blade propellers.

Performance Similarity

No data

Recognition

Wing position

High wing

Engine position

(Front) Wing leading mounted

Tail configuration

Regular tail, low set

Landing gear

Tricycle retractable

Recognition similarity

No data

Supplementary

IATA

no data

Accommodation

Flightcrew of three and up to 93 troops or 68 para troops.

Notes

Tactical transport aircraft. In service since 1967. Backbone of the transport fleets of German and French Air Forces. Production initially ceased in 1972. 2nd series 1981. The modernized version C-160 NG is (partly) equipped for refuelling, both giving and receiving, C-160G Gabriel SIGINT platform and C-160H Astarte for submarine communications.

Alternative names

  • TRANSALL C-160