vivek_ahuja wrote:
Is the C295 akin to the AN26 or the AN32 for hot-and-high power conditions?
If the baseline C295 cannot operate reliably from high altitude airbases whilst carrying troops and cargo, then it will be relegated to the Avro replacement role in lower altitudes (troop transport over the plains, training, communication flights and disaster response + potentially MPA and AEW). That will reduce its importance in the IAF fleet.
C-130Js can operate hot-and-high without (noticeable) problems.
Vivek! Great to see you again on the boards. I am reading chimera all pver again!
I would dare say for a pure AEW role operating up north, I sincerely hope we stay with a Jet choice which will be better suited for ingress/egress to station and high altitude performance.
For the mpa role I think the 295 will do extremely well and will show immensely better capability than the 228 workhorse. There are some very well established precedents for the mpa role with the uscg ocean sentry and other mpas with naval services.
Having said that I will defer to you for a more informed opinion
AkshaySG wrote:I didn't follow the C-295 deal too closely , can anyone tell me why we zeroed in on it over Alenia C-27J ? ... There are several other countries who evaluated both and decided to go with Alenia C-27
Akshay saar, in essence the c27J has more capability in certain roles due to large amount of excess power resulting from the samw rolls royce AE2100 that the J Hercules uses. Also the cabin is wider but IIRC shorter than the 295 with higher payload capability for the c27.
The 295 uses PW127 which are noticeably less powerful. This and other avionics differences also lead the capability vs cost conundrum. The c27J globally has a smaller fleet (around 88 plus) in service with more specialised applications not just transport compared to the c295 (160+). As an example the RAAF replaced the dhc4 caribou with the spartan.
Globally these are the only platforms in the mid tier transport segment and I suspect we went for the c295 as it was more affordable for a large fleet (albeit maybe less capable in certain roles).
https://flaps-aviacion-aviation-luftfah ... c-27j.html
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/artic ... j-buy.html
http://www.ausairpower.net/SP/DT-Caribou-Pt.1.pdf