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Vanguard JuneJuly_2016

Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR

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www.vanguardcanada.com JUNe/JULY 2016 43 www.C-27J.ca Robust MilitaRy Design JuMp safety speeD, enDuRanCe anD Range HigHly ManoeuvRable Main inteRnational useRs Cabin aRea paRtneRs • The aircraft is equipped with a double hydraulic circuit • 3 generators • 3 alternators • 3 Transformer Rectifier Units • 3 in-flight engine restart options • Fuel jettison capability • A 3-spar wing and vertical tail structure • 14 cockpit windows and 2 bubble windows • Side doors with a height of 1.92 m (6.3 ft) — higher than Canada's CC-130s • A rear door that is 2.25 m (7.38 ft) high • A distance of 104 cm (41 in) between the propeller and fuselage to reduce turbulence • Maximum Cruise Speed 325 KTAS (602 km/h) • Maximum Take-off Rating per engine 4637 SHP • Maximum Endurance more than 10 FH • Ferry Range 3160 nm (5852 km) • Time to Climb to 10,000 ft is 5 minutes • Time to Descend from 10,000 ft is 2.5 minutes • Take-off Ground Run 580 m (634 yards) • Landing Ground Roll 340 m (372 yards) • U.S. Coast Guard • U.S. Army Special Operations Command • Royal Australian Air Force • Italian Air Force • Peruvian Air Force • Height of 2.6 m (8.53 ft) and cross section of 6.96 sqm (75 sqft) • A minimum crew of six (2 pilots, 2 mission operators and 2 SAR technicians, capability to accomodate up to ten crew members) • A palletized Mission Control System with two workstations to manage communication equipment and sensors • A rest/planning area • Two observer stations Industrial partners include IMP Aerospace & Defence; KF Aerospace; Esterline CMC Electronics; Rolls Royce Canada; Standard Aero; Bluedrop Training and Simulation; L3 WESCAM; TRU Simulation + Training; ATCO Structures and Logistics and CAE, amongst many others. RigHt foR tHe Mission. investeD in CanaDians.

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