One of these is certainly the Douglas DC3 with its many model variations. There are planes that have made history, planes that will always have a place of honor in the hearts of aviation enthusiasts. Primary function: Special operations training.Aprile 10 09:16 2020 by. With the airplane's unique capabilities, Hopkins said it not only makes for a good jump, but also allows jumpmasters to conduct their operations in the aircraft with more efficiency.īecause of the unique capabilities the CASA provides to the detachment and the command, in both tactical and non-tactical training operations, the special operations Soldiers who use it continue to be prepared for combat missions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. As the detachment alters its CASAs to make them more suitable for conducting military operations, they are also improving them with the latest flying technology.
The average amount of paratroopers that can jump from the aircraft is equal to a Special Forces Operational Detachment A team, consisting of 12 men, in addition to a jumpmaster and a safety aboard the aircraft, but the overall determining factor is the weight of the fuel, personnel and their equipment combined.Īlthough the CASA is a civilian aircraft, the military has made modifications in order for the aircraft to meet the Army's mission. That is a good cargo weight, whether it be the jumpers or supply bundles. Routinely, the maximum weight is about 4,000 pounds. Mere Eglise's landing strip, like the CASA.īut, along with the aircraft's unique landing capabilities, comes weight limitations. Although a C-130 is capable of landing on Fort Bragg's Sicily Drop Zone, it is not capable of landing and taking off in the short amount of distance provided by St. A C-130 can do that as well, but it needs a significant amount more of landing zone than a CASA would need. The biggest thing is that it's capable of landing on short, unimproved fields. The way missions are set up, they can take a unit out in a smaller block of time and get the whole unit jumped.Īnother appealing attribute of the CASA is its ability to land on a variety of surfaces. The small airplane allows the detachment to conduct both non-tactical and tactical parachute jumps as well as airdrop missions in just a fraction of the time it would take a unit flying in a C-130. It really fits into their mission to be able to train in the CASA here with USASOC. To be constantly jumping out of C-130s does them no good. Special Forces (Soldiers) have a requirement to operate out of non-standard aircraft, because in whatever theater they are assigned to, it is possible that they are going to see all types of airframes coming to support them. It has fixed landing gear and it's not real expensive, so a lot of Third World or smaller countries on a limited budget operate it.īecause the $6.5 million aircraft is used by other armies, special operations Soldiers are able to train at home in a plane they might have to use while deployed to another country. The aircraft is popular in other parts of the world because of its capabilities and simplicity. When the plane originally came out, they were given to both (the US Air Force Special Operations Command) and USASOC to be used for training.ĭue to real-world operations, the CASA is now being used during training to conduct infiltrations and ex-filtrations of troops, supply drops and airborne operations in realistic scenarios. As of 2004 detachment had two on station here, two at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ., and an additional airplane waiting to be delivered to the unit. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, FL. Army Special Operations Command's Flight Detachment, the CASA is used to move Soldiers in and out of training exercises, as well as put paratroopers and supplies out under their canopies. Even with its small size and rarity to the Army, the CASA C-212 Aviocar airplane has proven itself to be a diverse and capable aircraft.Ĭarrying 75 percent workload for the U.S. SOCOM belatedly allocated the C-41A designation in 2002. The C-41A is a military version of CASA C.212-200 Aviocar in service with US Special Operations Forces.
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