The Aeritalia G-222 transport twin-transport was designed towards the end of the 60s by the famous ing. Giuseppe Gabrielli, hunting designer such as G.55 and G. 91 and was born for a precise Italian military military need for a tactical transport plane, smaller than the Lockheed C-130 Hercules quadimator, capable of taking off and landing as very short and not prepared slopes. The two turboelic engines are able to make the G-222 reach the 480 km/he Laereo to the excellent maneuverability even at full load. Since 2005 he has been gradually replaced by his evolution, the C-27J Spartan. The Alenia C-27J Spartan is the new widely updated and improved version of the tactical transport plane G 222. Spartan is equipped with two new and powerful Rolls-Royce AE2100-D2 turboelic engines capable of.