EADS CASA C-295

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/eads-casa-c-295

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the development basis?Derived from the CASA/IPTN CN-235 with enhanced capabilities
2. What is the initial operational deployment?Declared operational with the Spanish Air Force in 1999
3. Why can the C-295 do many different jobs?Its design lets it be quickly changed with new equipment, so it can carry troops, drop parachutes, deliver aid, take injured people to hospitals, spy on signals, and patrol oceans.
4. How does the C-295 help in emergencies?It can fly to remote places and bring food, medicine, or rescue teams, and it can also carry wounded people to safe places.

Tactical Transport Aircraft: Aircraft designed for moving military personnel and equipment to operational areas, often from austere bases.
Electronic Signals Intelligence (ELINT): The interception and analysis of non-communication electronic signals for intelligence purposes.
Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Aircraft equipped for long-duration surveillance over water bodies, used for security and search and rescue.
Austere Airfield: A landing strip that is basic, potentially unpaved, and lacks extensive support facilities.