CASA C-201 Alcotán

what is it?

The CASA C-201 Alcotán ("Kestrel") was a 1950s transport aircraft, built by CASA for the Spanish Air Force.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 18.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 325 km/htop speed
• range 1,000 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 10passengers
• size 5,100 kgmax take-off weight
• built 11made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 77 years ago, in 1949.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 18.4 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,000 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1949-02-11

number built

11

role

military transport

origin

🇪🇸 Spain

makers

Airbus Defence and Space S.A.

engines

2× Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah XXVII

crew

2

passengers

10

length

13.8 m

wingspan

18.4 m

height

3.9 m

max take-off weight

5,100 kg

top speed

325 km/h

range

1,000 km

ceiling

5,600 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.