Leonardo C-27J Spartan for FlightGear
The Alenia C-27J Spartan is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division, formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016. It is an advanced derivative of the former Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. In addition to the standard transport configuration, specialized variants MC-27J and P-27J have been developed for command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C3 ISR), maritime patrol, search and rescue, fire support/ground-attack and electronic warfare missions.
In 2007, the C-27J was selected as the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) for the United States military; these were produced in an international teaming arrangement under which L-3 Communications served as the prime contractor. In 2012, the United States Air Force (USAF) elected to retire the C-27J after only a short service life due to budget cuts; they were later reassigned to the U.S. Coast Guard and United States Special Operations Command. The C-27J has also been ordered by the military air units of Azerbaijan, Australia, Bulgaria, Chad, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Zambia.
LAST UPDATE: August 1 2024
This aircraft is a further development of an existing work for FlightGear. The author of this project is always available to discuss it with the original authors and to share his work.
This aircraft for FlightGear was developed by Paolo Amoroso, who used only public domain avaiable information and his aviation knowledge, to make this aircraft more realistic. This aircraft has some limitations on its systems, to avoid the unwanted diffusion of confidential information.
The author is avaiable for any clarification and for the immediate removal of these contents, if necessary.