C-27J Spartan aircraft

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military transport aircraft tactical airlifter

The C-27J Spartan aircraft is a twin-engine tactical military transport plane known for its short takeoff and landing capability, rugged design, and versatile cargo and troop-carrying roles.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
C-27J Spartan 4
C-27J 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military transport aircraft ⓘ
tactical airlifter ⓘ
allianceCompatibility NATO interoperable ⓘ
avionics glass cockpit ⓘ
basedOn Alenia G.222 ⓘ
cargoHoldHeight approximately 2.60 meters ⓘ
cargoHoldLength approximately 11.15 meters ⓘ
cargoHoldWidth approximately 3.33 meters ⓘ
configuration high-wing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
crewRole co-pilot ⓘ
loadmaster ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
cruiseSpeed approximately 583 kilometers per hour ⓘ
engineModel Rolls-Royce AE 2100 ⓘ
surface form: Rolls-Royce AE 2100-D2A
engineType turboprop ⓘ
firstFlight 24 September 1999 ⓘ
formerManufacturer Alenia Aeronautica ⓘ
introduced mid-2000s ⓘ
loadingAccess rear cargo ramp ⓘ
manufacturer Leonardo S.p.A. ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 602 kilometers per hour ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 31,800 kilograms ⓘ
militaryDesignationUS C-27J Spartan aircraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: C-27J
notableFeature ability to perform tactical airdrop missions ⓘ
rugged design for austere environments ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Bulgarian Air Force ⓘ
Hellenic Air Force ⓘ
Aeronautica Militare ⓘ
surface form: Italian Air Force

Lithuanian Air Force ⓘ
Mexican Air Force ⓘ
Peruvian Air Force ⓘ
Romanian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Slovak Air Force (WWII) ⓘ
surface form: Slovak Air Force

United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
payloadCapacity approximately 11,500 kilograms ⓘ
pressurization pressurized cargo hold ⓘ
propellerType six-bladed Dowty propellers ⓘ
range approximately 1,852 kilometers with maximum payload ⓘ
role airdrop operations ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
tactical transport ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
runwayTypeCapability short runways ⓘ
unprepared airstrips ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 9,144 meters ⓘ
shortTakeoffAndLandingCapability yes ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bulgarian Air Force → aircraftOperated → C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-27J Spartan
Leonardo S.p.A. → keyProduct → C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
C-27J Spartan aircraft → militaryDesignationUS → C-27J Spartan aircraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: C-27J Spartan
this entity surface form: C-27J
Royal Moroccan Air Force → operatesAircraftModel → C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-27J Spartan
Hellenic Air Force → usesAircraft → C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-27J Spartan
Romanian Air Force → usesAircraft → C-27J Spartan aircraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-27J Spartan