Transall C-160 - Aircraft starting after 10 years out of active service.

Starting a parked #legendary Transall C-160 after 10 years out of service.
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[@citationxpilot]

That’s all the oil that was inside the engine to preserve it to keep it from corrosion: they cover them fully in oil and it ends up being burnt off at first start.

[@MMPCTV]

Mechanics did a great job of prepping the aircraft for storage.

[@mountainman5173]

It always warms my heart to see old birds fly again.

[@berticusmaximus8381]

This is how you preserve an aircraft for long term storage. Bravo.

[@jacoblathrop1835]

I remember seeing that plane at the museum in 2016, never thought it would run again.

[@GolfKilo]

C-160 war das erste Flugzeug, das ich dabei beobachten konnte, wie es aus eigener Kraft rückwärts einparkt. Sehr beeindruckend.

[@Zoydian]

Nothing more beautiful than seeing an old war horse spring back to life again!

[@michaelqendro9825]

That's one way to clear out the mosquitos. LOL

[@pawpawstew]

I hitched many rides back in 2011 with the good Luftwaffe folks flying C-160s out of Marmal. They always got me where I needed to go. If you're reading this and were assigned to a C-160 squadron at that time, you have my heartfelt thanks.

[@Big.Ron1]

Sweet! I love seeing these old aircraft come back to life. Thank you.

[@hounddog2557]

Ach welch schöner Lasten Vogel die C-160 Transall.

[@johnc2438]

I had several flights in C-130's when I served in Vietnam a half-century ago. Seems to me that this Transall C-160 could still provide valuable service where you need to fly into smaller fields. A pity it's out of service. -- Cheers from a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer.

[@TheSilmarillian]

Jet turbine engines a credit to the flight mechanics that kept it in this condition look at the oil burning off from the start up that preserved this old bird nice indeed

[@arthayday5133]

It was a treasure to see it start up again. Please keep her preserved.

[@mt5144]

Still got the usual C.160 Engine sweet sound when throttling up, Brilliant Engineering Preservation by the German AF Prior to Storage, Speyer Museum is superb to Visit went there back in 2015.

[@aliensteve2012]

Alte, zuverlässige, robuste Technik, Megageil!

[@jfirebaugh]

The Speyer technik museum is very interesting. I went there a couple of times. They have a beautiful, fully restored WW2 Messerschmidt fighter that looks like new off the factory floor ready to fly. Lots of other interesting Planes, Trains, Boats and Automobiles. They even have several examples of MANNED TORPEDOS! Can you imagine a manned torpedo? "Get in this thing and drive it into that boat, everything will be fine.... Trust me".

[@Arnauddefrance]

ahhh ça fait du bien de revoir tourner ce bon vieux Transall...un vieux copain de jeunesse...

[@remotecamper9113]

That made me SO happy. Its like bringing a Static piece back to life again.

[@TheAbner44]

The moment it moved i felt like it was the first time in service. Truly amazing