2nd PAF C-295 medium transport aircraft to arrive Tuesday

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 14): 2nd PAF C-295 medium transport aircraft to arrive Tuesday

The Philippine Air Force (PAF)'s second Airbus Military C-295 medium transport aircraft will arrive at Clark Field, Pampanga Tuesday afternoon.

"C-295M (with) tail number 140 left Spain last Sept. 8. It is expected to arrive at Clark Field tomorrow Sept. 15 on the afternoon. It will undergo technical inspection and acceptance process (before being) formally turned over to PAF later," said PAF spokesperson Col. Enrico Canaya, in a message to the PNA Monday.

Canaya also said that there was no final date yet on the C-295's turnover to the Air Force.p>The first C-295 (tail number 129) arrived at Clark Air Base, Pampanga in the afternoon of March 22.

Its arrival is five months earlier than the scheduled August delivery date.

The Philippines has a three C-295 contract worth Php5.29 billion with Airbus Military signed last year.

The C-295 is categorized as medium lift aircraft equivalent to the Fokker F-27 aircraft being maintained by the 220th Airlift Wing, the C-295s have rear ramp door similar to that of the C-130s for easier access and loading/unloading of passengers and cargoes.

It can carry as much as 71 passengers, 50 paratroops, 24 stretchers with five to seven attendants or up to about 20,000 lbs of cargoes.

It is capable of short field landing and takeoff and has a top speed of 358 miles per hour.

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