Editing CASA C-212 Aviocar (section)

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{{Infobox aircraft
  |name= C-212 Aviocar
  |image=File:CASA 212-200 ‘T.12D-74 - 54-11’ (26795714424).jpg
  |caption= A C-212 of the [[National Institute for Aerospace Technology]]
  |type= Medium STOL [[military transport aircraft]]
  |manufacturer= [[Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA]] <br /> [[EADS CASA]] <br /> [[Indonesian Aerospace]]
  |designer=
  |first_flight= 26 March 1971
  |introduction= May 1974
  |retired=
  |status= In production in [[Indonesia]]
  |primary_user=  [[Indonesia]] (70)
  |more_users= [[United States]] (37)<br />[[Spain]] (26)<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vietnam-takes-delivery-of-last-spanish-built-c212-381484/ |title = Vietnam takes delivery of last Spanish-built C212 |date = 25 January 2013 |first = Greg |last = Waldron |work = Flightglobal |access-date = 3 December 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061310/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vietnam-takes-delivery-of-last-spanish-built-c212-381484/ |archive-date = 4 December 2017 |url-status =live}}</ref>
  |produced= 1971–present
  |number_built= 485<ref name="c212official">{{cite web |title = Orders, Deliveries, In Operation Military aircraft by Country - Worldwide |url = https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2024-04/2024-03_MRS_GEN_Ord-Deliv%20by%20country.pdf |website = [[Airbus]] |access-date = 1 June 2024}}</ref> + >124 <ref name="ptdi-delivers-sixth-nc212i-aircraft">{{cite web |title = PTDI Delivers Sixth NC212i Aircraft to Indonesian Air Force |url = https://www.dsaexhibition.com/ptdi-delivers-sixth-nc212i-aircraft-to-indonesian-air-force |website = DSA |access-date = 13 January 2025}}</ref>(PTDI)
  |variants=
  |developed_from= 
  |developed_into= [[Indonesian Aerospace N-219]]
}}

The '''CASA C-212 Aviocar''' is a [[turboprop]]-powered [[STOL]] medium [[cargo aircraft]] designed and built by [[Spain|Spanish]] aircraft manufacturer [[Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA]] (CASA). It is designed for use by both civil and military operators.

The C-212 was developed during the 1960s in response to the [[Spanish Air Force]]'s need to replace much of its transport aircraft fleet; it was designed to perform numerous missions, including [[air medical services]], [[Paratrooper|paratrooper transport]], and utility roles. Three years after its [[maiden flight]] on 26 March 1971, an order was secured from the [[Spanish Air and Space Force|Spanish Air Force]]. Several other customers emerged, initially from the military sector; but interest from civilian airliners also led CASA to develop a dedicated civil version of the C-212. Production of the type at the [[Seville]] facility would continue for 40 years, with 485 aircraft produced there.<ref name="c212official"/>

[[Indonesia]] emerged as a key early customer for the C-212. In 1975, Indonesian aircraft company [[IPTN]] successfully secured the rights to [[licensed production|license-produce]] the aircraft in [[Bandung, Indonesia]]. CASA assisted in the establishment of a production line there; by 2000, it had constructed 95 NC-212s. The majority of Indonesian-built aircraft were sold to domestic customers, although some exports were also recorded in the [[Asia]]n market. In February 2013, it was announced that [[Airbus]] (the successor company to CASA) had agreed on terms with [[PT Dirgantara Indonesia|PTDI]] (IPTN's successor) to fully transfer production of the C-212 to Indonesia. For a time, PTDI produced both the NC-212-200 and -400 upgrade. In 2014, PTDI stopped producing the -400 series to focus on the improved NC-212i model.<ref name=":0" />

By December 2012, there were 92 operators of the C-212 around the world.<ref name=AIN1feb2013/> These operators included numerous charter and short-haul aviation companies, as well as various national air services, which commonly used it for [[Cargo aircraft|transport]], [[surveillance aircraft|surveillance]], and [[search and rescue]].<ref name = "allsize airlifter"/> The C-212 has been popular among [[skydiving|skydivers]] and [[smokejumpers]] due to a rear ramp arrangement that is uncommon amongst its competitors. In particular, Australian airline [[Skytraders]] has used a number of C-212s to support Australian scientific research teams across [[Antarctica]] and the [[Southern Ocean]].