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Transall C-160: books - history, models and technology
A book on the Transall C-160? Here are illustrated books on the history, models and technology of Transall transport aircraft.
C160 Transall - 59 ans au service de la France
Le C160 Transall est un avion de légende. Appareil de transport « baroudeur », capable de se poser sur tous les types de terrains, il a voyagé sur les cinq continents et prend sa retraite en 2022, au bout de 59 ans de service, après avoir participé à toutes les opérations militaires ou humanitaires de l'Armée de l'air !
Journaliste aéronautique parmi les plus reconnus de la profession, Frédéric Lert retrace pour nous la saga de cet avion hors-normes, soutenu par de très nombreuses photos exclusives signées Alex Paringaux, fondateur du label Zéphyr, qui suit le C160 depuis 35 ans et a volé dessus à de très nombreuses reprises. Que vous soyez ou non un fou d'avions, C160 Transall est assurément un beau-livre qui vous fera décoller vers des horizons géographiques, techniques et historiques incroyables !
Author:
Frédéric Lert, Alex Paringaux
Specs:
128 pages, 24.5 x 30.5 x 1.8 cm / 9.7 x 12 x 0.71 in, hardback
C-160 Transall: Flying in air forces around the world (Duke Hawkins)
This beautiful Duke Hawkins photo book extensively presents the C-160 Transall, in service with the Luftwaffe, Armée de l'Air and the Turkish Air Force. The book contains not only action photos, but also many "walkaround" photos that show the aircraft from different angles. Chapters on cockpit, fuselage, cargo area and maintenance work.
The series "Aircraft in Detail" arose from the collaboration between pilots, aircraft technicians and modellers. This volume (No. 22) on the C-160 Transall transport aircraft is illustrated with a large number of very high quality color photographs, most of which have never been published before.
Author:
Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck
Specs:
116 pages, 24 x 24 cm / 9 x 9 in, paperback
Illustrations:
numerous colour photographs
Publisher:
HMH Publications (B, 2021)
Series:
Aircraft in Detail (22)
C-160 Transall: Flying in air forces around the world
Die Transall C-160 ist nach wie vor das deutsche Transportflugzeug schlechthin und unverkennbar in seiner militärischen Auslegung. Entwickelt und gebaut in den 60er-Jahren bewährte sich die Maschine in zahlreichen Auslandsmissionen und wird bis heute eingesetzt.
Angefangen von der Entwicklung bis hin zu den technischen Daten liefert Gerhard Lang mit diesem Band die aktuellste Gesamtdarstellung der "Trall".
Although its retirement was announced for a while for 2005, the C-160 Transall is still the principal lynchpin of French military air transport. More than forty years after it went into service, this twin-engined tactical transport has been present in all the theaters of operation where the French army has been deployed, not to mention the numerous humanitarian operations which have taken it all over the globe.
Handled with dexterity by its crews, the Transall is always impressive when it's a question of getting down to the nitty-gritty and showing some muscle in the most unlikely situations, but for how much longer now? It is not wise to ignore the potential difficulties and dangers of using worn-out and aging aircraft in combat in spite of all its qualities.
