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The Aeritalia G.222 (formerly Fiat Aviazione, later Alenia Aeronautica) is a medium-sized STOL military transport aircraft. It was developed to meet a NATO Basic Military Requirement 4 ; accordingly, it was originally designed with lift engines for a V/STOL capability, but these were never fitted to production aircraft.
The C-27J has a 35% increase in range and a 15% faster cruise speed than the G.222. [23] Alenia Aeronautica paired with American defense specialist L-3 Communications to form the Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS) joint venture to market the C-27J; [ 25 ] Boeing also joined GMAS. [ 26 ]
The Alenia C-27J Spartan [3] is a military transport aircraft developed and manufactured by Leonardo's Aircraft Division (formerly Alenia Aermacchi until 2016). [4] It is an advanced derivative of the former Alenia Aeronautica's earlier G.222 (C-27A Spartan in U.S. service), equipped with the engines and various other systems also used on the larger Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.
Aeritalia was created during 1969 by the merger of Aerfer and Fiat Aviazione's aviation businesses. [1] [2]In response to a NATO-issued specification for a V/STOL transport aircraft (NATO Basic Military Requirement 4), Fiat's design team, led by Giuseppe Gabrielli, produced a design to meet this requirement, designated G.222. [3]
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Pages in category "Alenia aircraft" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alenia C-27J Spartan; I.
In late 1973, Lockheed signed an agreement with Aeritalia to market the F-104S along with the Aeritalia G.222, while also agreeing to joint engineering work on Lockheed CL-1200 Lancer prototypes. [ 6 ] The model was built in two versions; as an interceptor armed with AIM-7 Sparrow missiles (the M61 Vulcan being removed); and as a fighter bomber ...