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Subject: C-27 Still Has Lots Of Fans
SYSOP    6/1/2014 7:17:35 AM
 
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ozzie2    Aussie has 10   6/1/2014 8:02:48 AM
Australian RAAF has received it first C-27J from a total order of 10. The
Spartan was chosen over the C-295 because the C-27J could land at more small airfields. It also fit the same pallets as the C-130 and the new G Wagons of the Australian army.
 
The purchase was a long time coming because of the need to replace the capability of the retired, for five years, De HavillandCaribou. While the C-27J can do some of the Caribou's task, it is also seen as supportive of Australia's C-130J fleet.
 
 
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Blacktail       6/2/2014 3:37:21 AM
"The U.S. Air Force itself bought 10 C-27As in the 1990s, but took them out of service because it was cheaper to fly stuff in the larger C-130."
 
That was proven false almost 4 months ago;
 
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HR    Black tail   6/2/2014 9:49:12 AM
Absolutely... what is the point of calculating cost in an perfect world? In the real world the smaller aircraft has proven itself... the fact that it can land in a small strip and not just drop pallets... hello????  These Generals...
 
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WarNerd       6/3/2014 2:53:55 AM
"The U.S. Air Force itself bought 10 C-27As in the 1990s, but took them out of service because it was cheaper to fly stuff in the larger C-130."
 
That was proven false almost 4 months ago;
 
Those articles are over 2 years old, not 4 months.
 
Since then there have been mandatory orders to make budget cuts, and the argument is that the C-130s have a higher total lift capacity for a given cost.
 
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HeavyD       8/29/2014 6:22:33 PM
Given the success of the Harvest Hawk on the C130, would the C27 have similar capabilities with a lower operating cost?  Flying as slowly as 160 kph, where MANPADS are not a threat, this craft could offer all-day CAS for CHEAP.
 
 
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