The Transall C-160 is a twin-engine tactical transport featuring a cargo hold, a rear-access ramp beneath an upswept tail, a high-mounted wing and turboprop engines.

May 22, 2022 · This was the day the 54th ‘Dunkerque’ Electronic Warfare (EW) squadron formally retired its two TransportAllianz C-160G Gabriel Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) planes – a pair of tireless workhorses.

May 31, 2024 · With over 40 years of service since her inception, the Transall C-160 design has proven to be both a reliable and effective fixture in her defined role. March 2018 - The French Air Force plans to replace its pair of Transall C-160G "Gabriel" SIGINT aircraft with modified Dassault Falcon business jets in the same role.

Range limitations have been partly resolved by the extra center-section fuel tank, but the newest C-160s also feature inflight refueling capability in the form of a probe above the cockpit. Four more C-160NGs were added in 1982, and production ended in 1985.

The French Air and Space Force has 2 C-160G Gabriel, a modified variant of the Transall for electronic signals intelligence (SIGINT) missions. Their withdrawal from service had been scheduled to coincide with that of their cargo sibling, as their replacements are on their way.

Jan 17, 2022 · In this flight adventure, we explore why it became such a long-lived and pivotal utility aircraft for such an extended time. The Musée de l’Air et d’Espace placed its newly acquired C-160G Gabriel on display in September, reuniting it with …

The final French Air and Space Force Transall C-160G Gabriel capped off a 33-year flying career with an intense three-month deployment. Babak Taghvaee details the type’s last months.

Mar 27, 2001 · “The C-160 transporter aircraft can carry a maximum payload of 16,000kg.” Loads up to 8,000kg can be air-dropped. The aircraft can carry out low-level altitude drops at altitudes between 10ft and 30ft, and touch-and-go drops in which the …

The Transall C-160 is a medium-sized transport aircraft, developed as part of a Franco-German cooperation between Aérospatiale and MBB to replace the Nord Noratlas, which was in service in both countries.

Find out how to recognise all the different versions of the Transall C-160, and learn what are the differences between the C-160 and similar aircraft types like the Antonov An-8, CASA C-295, Shaanxi Y-8, Shaanxi Y-9 and Lockheed C-130 Hercules.