The C-27J Spartan transport is the results of a combined effort of Alenia Aeronautica, Italy, and Lockheed Martin, U.S.A. In fact, its engines and other components are shared with the American built C-130J.
Although aircraft components are built in the United States, the final assembly takes place in Italy.
The C-27J Spartan can fly 1,250 miles further and 9,000 feet higher than its predecessor transport. The cargo bay measures about eight feet in height, eleven feet in width, and thirty eight feet in length.
Pictured first below is the C-27J Spartan (C-160) from NitroPlanes. This
good looking airplane has a 72" wingspan and is 53" long. You can power it with .20 - .25 2 C or .26 - .30 4 C engines.
The next two photos below are of the C-27J Spartan scratch built by Sergio Vergara. It has a 74" wingspan, 55" length and weighs about 7 lbs. Construction materials are balsa and plywood. Power is from a
pair of AXI 2820/12 motors. Sergio tells us that his rc airplane is highly aerobatic. He appreciates that the actual C-27J Spartan is too, so he can perform loops, aileron rolls, and inverted flight not normally associated with a cargo transport and still be scale-like.
The bottom picture is of the great looking C-27J Spartan built Amper CZ of RC Groups. It has a wingspan of 59" with a length of 49". Power for the approximately 3 lb. airplane is from Dualsky motors.
The C-27J Spartan can transport up to 60 combat ready troops, or 46
paratroopers. Cargo capacity is 25,350 lbs., and the aircraft can carry vehicles with a total combined weight of 18,000 lbs. Vehicles can be easily loaded due to an adjustable level cargo floor.
C-27J Spartan
Sergio Vergara's C-27J Spartan
For Medevac duties, the C-27J Spartan has facilities for up to 36 stretchers and six paramedics. The aircraft has all weather, day and night flying abilities, a
plus for search and rescue operations, a loiter time of up to nine hours, and can land in as little as 750 feet.
C-27J Spartan
C-27J Spartan by S. Vergara.
The United States will be the largest user of the C-27J Spartan, with a total of 75 ordered. A number
of other countries around the world have also ordered the aircraft. Some
twenty nine Spartan aircraft have been deployed to date.
Alenia C-27J Spartan
