The CASA C-207 Azor was a transport aircraft produced by Spanish Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). It was a scaled-up version of the CASA C-202 Halcón and was designed for the domestic civil market. The C-207 received no civil orders, but the Spanish Air Force ordered ten.
The first model, designated T.7A entered service in 1960. Ten more aircraft were ordered and configured for paratroop or cargo transport, designated CASA 207C (T.7B). The CASA 207 was one of the first aircraft to be designed by CASA in order to replace the transports in current service at the time, like the CASA 2.111 (Heinkel He 111) and the CASA.
The two prototypes and 20 production aircraft served in the military until the early 1980s. Additionally, most of the aircraft were delivered to the 35th Transport wing.
General characteristics
Crew: four
Capacity: 40 passengers or 400 kilograms of cargo.
Length: 20.85 m (68 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 27.8 m (91 ft 2.5 in)
Height: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 85.8 m2 (923.5 sq ft)
Empty weight: 10,600 kg (23,370 lb)
Gross weight: 16,500 kg (35,640 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Hercules 730 radial piston , 1,522 kW (2,040 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 420 km/h (261 mph, 227 kn)
Cruise speed: 400 km/h (249 mph, 216 kn)
Range: 2,350 km (1,460 mi, 1,270 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)
