Transall C-160: Books - History, Construction and Deployment
A book on Transall C-160 transport aircraft? Explore here illustrated books on the history, construction and deployment of Transall transport aircraft.
C-160 Transall: Flying in air forces around the world (Duke Hawkins)
This beautiful Duke Hawkins photo book extensively presents the C-160 Transall, in service with the Luftwaffe, Armée de l'Air and the Turkish Air Force. The book contains not only action photos, but also many "walkaround" photos that show the aircraft from different angles. Chapters on cockpit, fuselage, cargo area and maintenance work.
The series "Aircraft in Detail" arose from the collaboration between pilots, aircraft technicians and modellers. This volume (No. 22) on the C-160 Transall transport aircraft is illustrated with a large number of very high quality color photographs, most of which have never been published before.
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Author:
Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck
Details:
116 pages, 24 x 24 cm / 9 x 9 in, paperback
Illustrations:
numerous colour photos
Publisher:
HMH Publications (B, 2021)
Series:
Aircraft in Detail (22)
ISBN:
9782931083123
C-160 Transall: Flying in air forces around the world
The C160 Transall is a legendary aircraft. An "adventurer" transport aircraft, capable of landing on all types of terrain, it has traveled to five continents and is retiring in 2022, after 59 years of service, having participated in all military or humanitarian operations of the Air Force!
One of the most renowned aeronautical journalists in the profession, Frédéric Lert retraces for us the saga of this extraordinary aircraft, supported by numerous exclusive photos by Alex Paringaux, founder of the Zéphyr label, who has been following the C160 for 35 years and has flown on it on numerous occasions. Whether or not you are an aircraft fanatic, C160 Transall is certainly a beautiful book that will take you off towards incredible geographical, technical and historical horizons!
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Author:
Frédéric Lert, Alex Paringaux
Details:
128 pages, 24.5 x 30.5 x 1.8 cm / 9.7 x 12 x 0.71 in, hardback
Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the principal lynchpin of French military air transport. More than forty years after it went into service, this twin-engined tactical transport has been present in all the theaters of operation where the French army has been deployed, not to mention the numerous humanitarian operations which have taken it all over the globe.
Handled with dexterity by its crews, the Transall is always impressive when it's a question of getting down to the nitty-gritty and showing some muscle in the most unlikely situations, but for how much longer now? It is not wise to ignore the potential difficulties and dangers of using worn-out and aging aircraft in combat in spite of all its qualities.
The Transall C-160 is still the German transport aircraft par excellence and unmistakably military in its design. Developed and built in the 1960s, the aircraft proved its worth in numerous foreign missions and is still in use today.
From the development to the technical data, Gerhard Lang provides the most up-to-date overall presentation of the "Trall" in this volume.
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