C-14 Argus
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| Type: | Heavy transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer: |  Kalavia Fixed-Wing Works (Sansabury Aerodrome)
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| Operator |  Benacia Command
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| Maximum Payload Weight | 12,000 kg |
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The C-14 Argus is a six-engined propeller driven heavy transport aircraft developed by Benacia Command to provide a strategic airlift capability whilst minimising the use of strategic materials in its manufacture.
Development
The C-14 Argus was the result of a 1730 AN Benacia Command requirement for a large assault transport in preparation for a projected intervention of the Sathrati Emergency.
However, in order to stage a meaningful intervention in the Shirerithian campaign against Sathrati, Benacia Command would need to be able to airlift vehicles and other heavy equipment as part of an initial assault wave across a significant body of water. Although the intervention was cancelled in 1732 AN, the requirement for a heavy air transport capability remained, with the focus shifting to the forthcoming continental war against the Imperial Republic.
Kalavia Fixed-Wing Works of Kalgachia was duly directed by Benacia Command to dispatch a design team to Sansabury aerodrome in the tenth month of 1732 AN to commence begin working the previous development studies into a viable prototype.
