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First Airbus C295 Aircraft

September 26 , 2023 429 days 520 0
  • India received the first of the 56 C295 aircraft, 40 of which will be manufactured in India.
  • This is a part of a partnership between European aviation major Airbus and TATA.
  • This is the first time an Indian private company will manufacture an aircraft.
  • This is Capable of carrying up to nine tonnes of payload or as many as 71 troops at a maximum cruise speed of about 480 kilometres.
  • The C295 can also be used for air-to-air refuelling of choppers and fixed-wing aircraft.

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