Colomas JC-800
| Colomas JC-800 | |
|---|---|
 JC-800 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Strategic Cargo Plane |
| Manufacturer | Colomas Aerospace |
| Status | In service |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2011-present |
| Introduction date | 2012 |
The Colomas JC-800 is a massive strategic cargo plane designed for the Inyurstan Air Force. Designed by Colomas Aerospace Inc., the JC-800 is currently the largest domestically produced planes in Inyursta. It is over 35% the size of the existing Colomas E-400 Ôejo de Drágòn airborne early warning aircraft.
History
During the Lolloh-Ruol Conflict, both the Inyurstan Army and Inyurstan Air Force expressed discontent at the existing state of Inyursta's strategic airlift capabilities; such that in the event of a future Lollohian break-through, Inyursta would not be able to ferry forces to the defense of Ruolnik fast enough and in great enough quantity. Colomas Aerospace was quick to jump on the issue, and began work on a large-size cargo plane. Initially, designers toyed around with the idea of a jet engine, though this was abandoned in favor of building a four-engine turbo-prop airlift.
At the 2009 Cordoba Air Show in Cordoba, the huge prop plane made its debut, flying over the crowd with its roaring engines. Despite its status as an unarmed logistical tool, it was beloved by patriotic Inyurstans and fanboyish milspergs alike, and quickly became a symbol of the growing power of the Aéroforça.
As it was designed to do, the JC-800 would see service in the Lolloh-Ruol Wars; though due to the situation in later days of the conflict the desperate rapid-reaction scenario of ferrying troops to a besieged Ruolnik would never see fruition. Instead most JC-800's to see service were tasked with bringing in new ammo and vehicles prior to the final counter-attack.
Specifications
Passengers: >640 troops
Vehicle Carrying capacity (Combat):
x4 IAV-72 or IAV-90#YT-1 "Caiman" Light tank or
x6 Iguana M2
Vehicle Carrying capacity (Non-Combat):
x2 Tanks or
x8 armored vehicles or
x12 light vehicles
Total Cargo Weight: 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) maximum payload
Top Speed:740 km/h (460 mph, 400 kn)
Range: 5,250km max load, 10,000km+ half-load or less.
Variants
JC-800: Standard strategic cargo variant
UJ-850 "Gulpa Grande": Tanker variant capable of carrying 42-74 tons of fuel to resupply friendly aircraft at a rate of 900 to 2,200 liters/min.
See Also
Related Development
Colomas E-400 Ôejo de Drágòn - Airborne Early Warning & Control
Colombas J-370 - Smaller build military cargo plane & civilian passenger craft