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Transall

January 01, 1970

Transall (Transport Allianz) was a consortium created to design and manufacture the Transall C-160 military transport aircraft.

Transall
Company typeConsortium
IndustryAerospace
FoundedJanuary 1959[1]
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAircraft
OwnersNord Aviation, Weser Flugzeugbau (VFW) and Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB)

Established in 1959, the company was initially a joint venture between Nord Aviation of France and Weser Flugzeugbau (WFB) and Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB) of Germany. It was later operated by French aerospace company Aérospatiale and German aircraft manufacturers Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW) and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB). Production of its sole product, the C-160, was terminated in 1985. The three later companies merged to form the multinational aerospace company EADS, which subsequently rebranded itself the Airbus Group.

History edit

During the late 1950s, a requirement arose to replace the piston-engined Nord Noratlas transports operated by the French Air Force and the German Air Force. In the postwar era, many politicians in both countries were keen to encourage industrial co-operation between France and Germany; examples of this had already occurred in the aircraft manufacturing sector, such as a previous arrangement in which Noratlases for the German Air Force had been produced under license by German aircraft manufacturer Weser Flugzeugbau.[2] On 28 November 1957, representatives from both France and Germany signed an agreement calling for the joint development of a successor to the Noratlas. The Italian government also became involved in the project early on to meet their own air force's requirements; however, Italy's participation in the fledgling program was soon terminated in favour of the smaller and locally-built Fiat G.222 instead.[2]

In January 1959, a consortium, named the "Transporter-Allianz" or Transall, was formally established to develop and produce this new transport aircraft; its initial membership comprised the French aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation and the German companies Weser Flugzeugbau (which became Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke (VFW) in 1964) and Hamburger Flugzeugbau (HFB).[2][3] Each of the production partners was responsible for the construction of a single prototype; the first (built by Nord) performed its maiden flight on 25 May 1963, while the VFW and HFB-built prototypes followed on 25 May 1963 and 19 February 1964 respectively.[4] These prototypes were followed by six pre-production examples, which made their first flights between 1965 and 1966; these aircraft were stretched by 51 centimetres (20 in) compared with the prototypes.[5]

 
A German Air Force Transall C-160D arriving at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, on 10 July 2014, for the Royal International Air Tattoo

Production orders were delayed by the unsuccessful efforts of American defence company Lockheed to sell its C-130 Hercules transport to the German Air Force as an alternative to the C-160. On 24 September 1964, a formal production contract was signed, ordered a combined lot of 160 C-160s (110 for Germany and 50 for France). Workshare on the type's manufacture was divided between Germany and France broadly in line with the number of orders placed. While Nord produced both the wings and engine nacelles, VFW manufactured the centre fuselage and horizontal tail, and HFB constructed the forward and rear fuselage; the aircraft's tail fin was also built by Dornier. Three separate assembly lines were established, where the sections produced by each of the three main partner companies were brought together to form complete aircraft.[3][5]

During 1967, the first production airframes were delivered to France and Germany.[5] The first batch included 110 C-160Ds for the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), 50 C-160Fs for the French Air Force, and nine C-160Zs for the South African Air Force. Four C-160Fs were subsequently converted to the C-160P air mail transport aircraft configuration, and were operated by the national flag carrier Air France on behalf of the French Postal Service.[6] Production continued until October 1972.[3]

In July 1977, France placed an order for 25 C-160 aircraft, which were built to an improved standard.[7] Production work for this batch was split 50-50 between French aerospace company Aérospatiale (the successor to Nord) and Germany aviation firm Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) (which had absorbed VFW and HFB), while all aircraft were completed at a single assembly line in Toulouse. Changes from earlier aircraft include the cargo loading door on the port side of the fuselage being replaced by provision for additional fuel tanks in the wing centre section, as well as the installation of updated and improved avionics.[8] During 1981, the first of these second generation C-160s made its first flight.[9] Aircraft produced in this batch included 29 for France (an additional four non-standard aircraft were constructed for special missions), and six for Indonesia.[10]

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References edit

  1. ^ Gunston, p.461
  2. ^ a b c Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968, p. 614.
  3. ^ a b c Pletschacher Air International June 1981, p. 286.
  4. ^ Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968, p. 615.
  5. ^ a b c Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968, p. 616.
  6. ^ Pletschacher Air International June 1981, p. 289.
  7. ^ Pletschacher Air International June 1981, p. 285.
  8. ^ Pletschacher Air International June 1981, pp. 286–287.
  9. ^ Chant 1987, p. 472.
  10. ^ Blumschein 1999, p. A26-2.
  11. ^ Chillon et al 1980, p. 116

Bibliography edit

  • Blumschein, P. NATO – RTO MP-44, 1999.
  • Chant, Chris. Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. Routledge, 1987. ISBN 0-7102-0720-4.
  • Chillon, Jacques. Dubois, Jean-Pierre and Wegg, John. French Postwar Transport Aircraft, Air-Britain, 1980, ISBN 0-8513-0078-2.
  • Gunston, Bill (2005). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers, 2nd Edition. Phoenix Mill, Gloucestershire, England, UK: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3981-8.
  • Pletschacher, Peter. "Transall Resurgent". Air International, Vol. 20 No. 6, June 1981. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 284–289.
  • Wilson, Michael. ""Transall C-160: An exercise in multi-national transport design". Flight International, Vol. 93, No. 3085, 25 April 1968. pp. 614–620
 

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Transall Transport Allianz was a consortium created to design and manufacture the Transall C 160 military transport aircraft TransallCompany typeConsortiumIndustryAerospaceFoundedJanuary 1959 1 Area servedWorldwideProductsAircraftOwnersNord Aviation Weser Flugzeugbau VFW and Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB Established in 1959 the company was initially a joint venture between Nord Aviation of France and Weser Flugzeugbau WFB and Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB of Germany It was later operated by French aerospace company Aerospatiale and German aircraft manufacturers Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke VFW and Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm MBB Production of its sole product the C 160 was terminated in 1985 The three later companies merged to form the multinational aerospace company EADS which subsequently rebranded itself the Airbus Group Contents 1 History 2 Product 3 See also 4 References 4 1 BibliographyHistory editDuring the late 1950s a requirement arose to replace the piston engined Nord Noratlas transports operated by the French Air Force and the German Air Force In the postwar era many politicians in both countries were keen to encourage industrial co operation between France and Germany examples of this had already occurred in the aircraft manufacturing sector such as a previous arrangement in which Noratlases for the German Air Force had been produced under license by German aircraft manufacturer Weser Flugzeugbau 2 On 28 November 1957 representatives from both France and Germany signed an agreement calling for the joint development of a successor to the Noratlas The Italian government also became involved in the project early on to meet their own air force s requirements however Italy s participation in the fledgling program was soon terminated in favour of the smaller and locally built Fiat G 222 instead 2 In January 1959 a consortium named the Transporter Allianz or Transall was formally established to develop and produce this new transport aircraft its initial membership comprised the French aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation and the German companies Weser Flugzeugbau which became Vereinigte Flugtechnische Werke VFW in 1964 and Hamburger Flugzeugbau HFB 2 3 Each of the production partners was responsible for the construction of a single prototype the first built by Nord performed its maiden flight on 25 May 1963 while the VFW and HFB built prototypes followed on 25 May 1963 and 19 February 1964 respectively 4 These prototypes were followed by six pre production examples which made their first flights between 1965 and 1966 these aircraft were stretched by 51 centimetres 20 in compared with the prototypes 5 nbsp A German Air Force Transall C 160D arriving at RAF Fairford Gloucestershire England on 10 July 2014 for the Royal International Air Tattoo Production orders were delayed by the unsuccessful efforts of American defence company Lockheed to sell its C 130 Hercules transport to the German Air Force as an alternative to the C 160 On 24 September 1964 a formal production contract was signed ordered a combined lot of 160 C 160s 110 for Germany and 50 for France Workshare on the type s manufacture was divided between Germany and France broadly in line with the number of orders placed While Nord produced both the wings and engine nacelles VFW manufactured the centre fuselage and horizontal tail and HFB constructed the forward and rear fuselage the aircraft s tail fin was also built by Dornier Three separate assembly lines were established where the sections produced by each of the three main partner companies were brought together to form complete aircraft 3 5 During 1967 the first production airframes were delivered to France and Germany 5 The first batch included 110 C 160Ds for the German Air Force Luftwaffe 50 C 160Fs for the French Air Force and nine C 160Zs for the South African Air Force Four C 160Fs were subsequently converted to the C 160P air mail transport aircraft configuration and were operated by the national flag carrier Air France on behalf of the French Postal Service 6 Production continued until October 1972 3 In July 1977 France placed an order for 25 C 160 aircraft which were built to an improved standard 7 Production work for this batch was split 50 50 between French aerospace company Aerospatiale the successor to Nord and Germany aviation firm Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm MBB which had absorbed VFW and HFB while all aircraft were completed at a single assembly line in Toulouse Changes from earlier aircraft include the cargo loading door on the port side of the fuselage being replaced by provision for additional fuel tanks in the wing centre section as well as the installation of updated and improved avionics 8 During 1981 the first of these second generation C 160s made its first flight 9 Aircraft produced in this batch included 29 for France an additional four non standard aircraft were constructed for special missions and six for Indonesia 10 Product editTransall C 160 Transall 161 Not Built 11 See also editList of aircraft manufacturersReferences edit Gunston p 461 a b c Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968 p 614 a b c Pletschacher Air International June 1981 p 286 Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968 p 615 a b c Wilson Flight International 25 April 1968 p 616 Pletschacher Air International June 1981 p 289 Pletschacher Air International June 1981 p 285 Pletschacher Air International June 1981 pp 286 287 Chant 1987 p 472 Blumschein 1999 p A26 2 Chillon et al 1980 p 116 Bibliography edit Blumschein P Transall C 160 Life Extension and Avionics Upgrade Programs NATO RTO MP 44 1999 Chant Chris Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware Routledge 1987 ISBN 0 7102 0720 4 Chillon Jacques Dubois Jean Pierre and Wegg John French Postwar Transport Aircraft Air Britain 1980 ISBN 0 8513 0078 2 Gunston Bill 2005 World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers 2nd Edition Phoenix Mill Gloucestershire England UK Sutton Publishing Limited ISBN 0 7509 3981 8 Pletschacher Peter Transall Resurgent Air International Vol 20 No 6 June 1981 ISSN 0306 5634 pp 284 289 Wilson Michael Transall C 160 An exercise in multi national transport design Flight International Vol 93 No 3085 25 April 1968 pp 614 620 nbsp This aeronautical company related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Transall amp oldid 1205172600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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