CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard.

The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium transport aircraft designed and built in Spain for civil and military use. C-212s have also been produced under licence in Indonesia by IPTN. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 281 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 281 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA ... CASA Jungmann, built in 1957. ... A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... STOL is an acronym for Short Take-Off and Landing, used in the aircraft industry to describe airplanes with very short runway requirements. ... Indonesian Aerospace (IAe) (Indonesian: (DI)) is an Indonesian aerospace company in Asia with core competence in aircraft design, development and manufacturing of civilian and military regional commuter aircraft. ...

Development

During the late 1960s, the Spanish Air Force was still operating the already outdated Junkers Ju 52 and Douglas C-47. CASA developed the C-212 as a more modern alternative, with the first prototype flying on March 26 1971. In 1974, the Spanish Air Force decided to acquire the Aviocar to update its fleet. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Spanish Air Force Ensign The Spanish Air Force (Spanish: Ejército del Aire) is the air force of the Kingdom of Spain. ... The Junkers Ju 52 nicknamed Tante Ju (Auntie Ju) and Iron Annie was a civilian airliner and military transport aircraft and bomber manufactured between 1932 and 1945 by Junkers. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1971: Events January January 6 - the US Marine Corps takes delivery of its first AV-8 Harriers January 22 - a US Navy P-3 Orion sets a distance record of 7,010 miles (11,282 km) for an aircraft in its... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1974: Events July July 22 - the US Navy and Marine Corps evacuate 500 people from Greece and Turkey on the island September September 1 - a SR-71 Blackbird crosses the Atlantic Ocean in less than two hours. ...

When airlines took note of the type's success with the military, CASA developed a commercial version, the first examples of which were delivered in July 1975. In August 2006 a total of 30 CASA 212 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service around the world.^[1] A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1975: Events January A specially modified McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle sets eight time to climb records, including one of 3 minutes 27 seconds from standstill on the runway to a height of 30,000 metres (98,425 feet). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Description

The Aviocar has a high-mounted wing, a boxy fuselage, and a conventional tail. The tricycle undercarriage is fixed. A Cessna 152 with a tricycle landing gear Tricycle gear describes a kind of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion. ...

Variants

Series 100

• C-212A - original military production version. Also known as C-212-5, C-212-5 series 100M, and by the Spanish Air Force as the T-12B and D-3A (for medevac aircraft) 129 built
  • C-212AV - VIP transport version, T-12C
• C-212B - six pre-production C-212As converted for photo-reconnaissance missions, TR-12A
• C-212C - original civil version
• C-212D - two pre-production C-212As converted for use as navigational trainers, TE-12B.

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Series 200

Stretched version with uprated engines introduced in 1979. The CASA C-212-200 is also a popular skydiving aircraft, known for its large capacity, fast climb, and large tailgate exit ramp. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1979: // January 12 - Pilatus Aircraft acquires Britten-Norman February 26 - Production of the A-4 Skyhawk ends after 26 years, with the delivery of the 2,690th and final aircraft to the United States Marine Corps. ...

• C-212 series 200M - military version known as T-12D in Spanish service and Tp 89 for the Swedish Air Force. Specialised ASW and maritime patrol aircraft have been built from this version.

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Series 300

Standard production version from 1987 on. Winglets for improved performance. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987: Events January January 1 - US Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphins and US Navy H-3 Sea Kings help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel Puerto Rico after a fire there on New Years Eve January 7 - French... A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. ...

• C-212-M series 300 or Series 300M - military version
• C-212 series 300 airliner - 26 seat regional airliner
• C-212 series 300 utility - 23 seat civil utility version
• C-212 series 300P - civil utility version with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65 engines

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Series 400

Slightly enlarged version first flying in 1997. US military designation is C-41. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1997: Events March 17–May 28 Linda Finch, pilot, aviation historian, and San Antonio, Texas businesswoman, flying a restored and specially equipped 62-year-old Lockheed Electra 10E, recreates the 1937 Amelia Earhart flight to circumnavigate the globe solo. ...

Specifications (Series 300M)

General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: up to 25 troops, 12 litters, or 2,820 kg (6,217 lb) of cargo
• Length: 16.15 m (53 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 20.28 m (66 ft 7 in)
• Height: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 41 m² (441 ft²)
• Empty: 4,400 kg (9,700 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 8,000 kg (17,637 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10R-513C, 690 kW (925 shp) each

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 370 km/h (230 mph)
• Range: 1,433 km (895 miles)
• Service ceiling: 7,925 m (26,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 497 m/min (1,630 ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

• up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of weapons on two hardpoints. Typically, machine gun pods or rocket launchers.

Military Operators

• Adu Dhabi (UAE), Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Chile, Colombia, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Guinea, Ghana, Indonesia, Jordan, Lesotho, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Sudan, Suriname, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.

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Incidents and Accidents

The CASA 212 has been involved in 71 hull-loss incidents with a total of 499 fatalities.^{[2] [3]} This is a high occurrence, however the aircraft is generally not considered accident-prone as the cause of most crashes have been attributed to it being used in high-risk operations at low altitudes.

• On October 26, 2006 a Swedish Coast Guard CASA 212-200 (registration: SE-IVF/serial nr: KBV 585) crashed in the Falsterbo Canal during a surveillance mission, killing all four onboard.^{[4] [5]} Eye-witness accounts suggest that the accident was caused by one of the wings of the aircraft somehow detaching from the plane.^[6]

• On November 15, 2006 a Mexican Navy CASA 212-200 Maritime Patrol (serial AMP-114) crashed in the sea in Campeche coast over the Mexican Gulf during a surveillance mission, all crew managed to survive, due to a smooth maneuver, reasons of the accident still unknown.^[7]

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References

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