Introduction
History
The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. Based on two turboprop engines on a high-mounted wing, it was designed to perform cargo and troop transport, aerial delivery of supplies and equipment.
C160 has been operated military by France and Germany during more than 50 years. It was also exported to South Africa and Turkey.
It is perfectly adapted to operations in short airfields, with the ability to perform steep descents and perform landings down to 400 meters long. As a cargo, it can carry up to 8.5 tons of material across a distance of 5.000 kilometers.
Our version is based on the C160R (“Rénové”) which is the most modern version operated in France, with two additional fuel tanks, new avionics and refueling capabilities.
Developer notes
This project would not have been possible without the help from MEAC (Musée Européen de l’Aviation de Chasse), that gave us access to a retired French Air Force C160. We deeply thank them for their warm welcome in Montélimar.
Huge thanks to Jonhatan “Max” Hilaire for helping us all along the project, and for lending his voice in our tutorial videos.
Thanks to the numerous beta testers who spotted the bugs and helped us improving our aircraft before the release.
The C160 has been a big challenge for our small team, given the complexity it represents. We release a version that we consider mature, but we have many ideas for future updates and several enhancements we plan to bring to all the systems, so please consider this as a living product.
This manual covers both the Transall for MSFS 2020 and the native version for MSFS 2024. Both products share most of their features, hence we decided to write a single manual for them. For the features specific to MSFS 2024, a section has been added at the end of the manual.