Embraer delivered the principle C-390 Millennium multi-mission plane to the Hungarian Air Force. The plane often is the principle in the realm geared up with a roll-on/roll-off Intensive Care Unit, being even better geared as much as plan humanitarian missions and Scientific Evacuation Missions. The Hungarian C-390 is fully compatible with the North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) necessities, no longer wonderful in terms of its hardware nonetheless also in its avionics and communications configuration.
The plane fully meets the necessities of the Hungarian Defence Forces, being ready to plan diverse forms of militia and civilian missions, including Scientific Evacuation, Humanitarian Toughen, Search and Rescue, Cargo and Troops Transport, Precision Cargo Airdrop, Paratroopers Operations, and Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR).
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“The arrival of this plane represents a valid milestone for the Hungarian Air Force as it would give the Hungarian Defence Forces remarkable capabilities in militia air transport. It’s in Hungary’s security pastime to beget sturdy, smartly-geared up, contemporary defence forces, and we are working on that. Embraer is a finest companion in this”, acknowledged Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Minister of Defence of Hungary.
“This is a actually special second for Embraer as we ship the principle C-390 Millennium to the Hungarian Air Force. This plane delivers an unbeatable mixture of performance, flexibility and reduced lifestyles cycle charges, making it the airlift of dedication in Europe”, acknowledged Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of Embraer Protection & Safety.
“We’re confident that the C-390 will add essential capabilities to Hungary, and we live up for supporting the plane’s entry into carrier.”
The C-390 can lift extra payload (26 so much) in comparison with other medium-sized militia transport plane and flies faster (470 knots) and farther, being capable of performing a serious dedication of missions such as transporting and shedding cargo and troops, clinical evacuation, search and rescue, firefighting, and humanitarian missions, working on non permanent or unpaved runways. The plane configured with air-to-air refuelling equipment, with the designation KC-390, can characteristic each and each as a tanker and as a receiver, in this case also by receiving gasoline from one more KC-390 the utilization of pods installed under the wings.
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Since entering operation with the Brazilian Air Force in 2019 and the Portuguese Air Force in 2023, the C-390 has proven its capability, reliability, and performance. The present hastily of plane in operation has collected extra than 14,000 flight hours, with a mission skill charge of 93% and mission completion charges above 99%, demonstrating distinctive productiveness in the class.
