The CASA C-207 Azor was a transport aircraft produced by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). It was a scaled-up version of the CASA C-202 Halcón and was designed for the domestic civil market. The C-207 received no civil orders, but the Spanish Air Force ordered ten. The first model, designated T.7A entered service in 1960. Ten more aircraft were ordered and configured for paratroop or cargo transport, designated CASA 207C(T.7B). The CASA 207 was one of the first aircraft to be designed by CASA in order to replace the transports in current service at the time, like the CASA 2.111 (Heinkel He 111) and the CASA 352 (Junkers Ju 52).
C-207 Azor
T.7-6 CASA C-207 'Azor' 405-15 in the Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos, Madrid (Spain)
The two prototypes and 20 production aircraft served in the military until the early 1980s. Additionally, most of the aircraft were delivered to the 35th Transport wing.
The CASA 207 was developed as an airline-suited aircraft, for the short- to mid-range routes that were common in Spain and Europe. The Azor was deemed to be obsolete and uneconomical for its time and standards, for which better aircraft were available for its role. So, CASA turned its marketing attention to the Spanish Air Force, which had interest in a "modern" transport aircraft. CASA had previously experimented with transport aircraft to replace types already in service, such as the CASA C-201 and CASA C-202. They were plagued with underpowered engines and were cancelled. CASA decided to make a version of the 207 for the Spanish Air Force that would follow up to the C-201 and 202. The CASA 207A was built for the Air Force with a capacity of 40 passengers plus a crew of four. A batch of ten C-207C (or T.7B) were built with large doors and capacity for 37 Paratroopers.
The Hamburger Flugzeugbau and CASA offered a version driven by Turbopropeller engines, but this plan was dropped due to the availability of the CASA 212 Aviocar.
Variants
C-207A/Prototypes – Used in military service; two built.
C-207B – Capacity for 40 passengers or 400 kg of cargo. two of the batch of ten were fitted experimentally with the Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine. ten built.
C-207C – Large cargo doors at the rear fuselage and space for 37 paratroopers. ten built.
Survivors
Out of the 22 built, five are known to have escaped the scrapping that the other C-207 aircraft were subjected to upon their retirement. Of those, two are at the Spanish Air Force museum, one is at Getafe Air Base, one is preserved in the exterior in Sevilla after a 2015 restoration, and one is a derelict, ex-fire trainer at Seville, albeit a fuselage.
Donald, David, ed. (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Prospero Books. pp. 222–223. ISBN1-85605-375-X.
Taylor, J.W.R., ed. (1969). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1969–70. London: Jane's.
May 05, 2023
casa, azor, transport, aircraft, produced, construcciones, aeronáuticas, casa, scaled, version, casa, halcón, designed, domestic, civil, market, received, civil, orders, spanish, force, ordered, first, model, designated, entered, service, 1960, more, aircraft,. The CASA C 207 Azor was a transport aircraft produced by Construcciones Aeronauticas SA CASA It was a scaled up version of the CASA C 202 Halcon and was designed for the domestic civil market The C 207 received no civil orders but the Spanish Air Force ordered ten The first model designated T 7A entered service in 1960 Ten more aircraft were ordered and configured for paratroop or cargo transport designated CASA 207C T 7B The CASA 207 was one of the first aircraft to be designed by CASA in order to replace the transports in current service at the time like the CASA 2 111 Heinkel He 111 and the CASA 352 Junkers Ju 52 C 207 AzorT 7 6 CASA C 207 Azor 405 15 in the Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos Madrid Spain Role Short medium range troop cargo transportNational origin SpainManufacturer CASAFirst flight 28 September 1955Introduction 1960Retired 1980sStatus RetiredPrimary user Spanish Air ForceProduced 1958 1967Number built 20 with 2 PrototypesThe two prototypes and 20 production aircraft served in the military until the early 1980s Additionally most of the aircraft were delivered to the 35th Transport wing Contents 1 Development 2 Variants 3 Survivors 4 Operators 5 Specifications 207B 6 See also 7 ReferencesDevelopment EditThe CASA 207 was developed as an airline suited aircraft for the short to mid range routes that were common in Spain and Europe The Azor was deemed to be obsolete and uneconomical for its time and standards for which better aircraft were available for its role So CASA turned its marketing attention to the Spanish Air Force which had interest in a modern transport aircraft CASA had previously experimented with transport aircraft to replace types already in service such as the CASA C 201 and CASA C 202 They were plagued with underpowered engines and were cancelled CASA decided to make a version of the 207 for the Spanish Air Force that would follow up to the C 201 and 202 The CASA 207A was built for the Air Force with a capacity of 40 passengers plus a crew of four A batch of ten C 207C or T 7B were built with large doors and capacity for 37 Paratroopers The Hamburger Flugzeugbau and CASA offered a version driven by Turbopropeller engines but this plan was dropped due to the availability of the CASA 212 Aviocar Variants EditC 207A Prototypes Used in military service two built C 207B Capacity for 40 passengers or 400 kg of cargo two of the batch of ten were fitted experimentally with the Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp engine ten built C 207C Large cargo doors at the rear fuselage and space for 37 paratroopers ten built Survivors EditOut of the 22 built five are known to have escaped the scrapping that the other C 207 aircraft were subjected to upon their retirement Of those two are at the Spanish Air Force museum one is at Getafe Air Base one is preserved in the exterior in Sevilla after a 2015 restoration and one is a derelict ex fire trainer at Seville albeit a fuselage Operators Edit SpainSpanish Air ForceSpecifications 207B EditData from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft 1 General characteristicsCrew four Capacity 40 passengers or 400 kilograms of cargo Length 20 85 m 68 ft 5 in Wingspan 27 8 m 91 ft 2 5 in Height 7 75 m 25 ft 5 in Wing area 85 8 m2 923 5 sq ft Empty weight 10 600 kg 23 370 lb Gross weight 16 500 kg 35 640 lb Powerplant 2 Bristol Hercules 730 radial piston 1 522 kW 2 040 hp eachPerformance Maximum speed 420 km h 261 mph 227 kn Cruise speed 400 km h 249 mph 216 kn Range 2 350 km 1 460 mi 1 270 nmi Service ceiling 8 000 m 26 250 ft Rate of climb 5 5 m s 1 080 ft min 2 See also EditRelated development CASA C 201 Alcotan CASA C 202 HalconReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to CASA C 207 Azor Donald 1997 p 223 Taylor 1969 p 167 Donald David ed 1997 The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft Prospero Books pp 222 223 ISBN 1 85605 375 X Taylor J W R ed 1969 Jane s All The World s Aircraft 1969 70 London Jane s Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CASA C 207 Azor amp oldid 1122120304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
