With production starting in 196 3 for the German and French air force, the C - 160 Transall cargo & troop transport aircraft has ha d a venerable flight history . In an effort to p rotect German ISAF troops deployed to Afghanistan, a small number of Luftwaffe ‘ D ’ variants were converted to ‘ ESS ’ standard with a self - protection suite. The French ‘ NG ’ (new generation) variant features an additional fuel tank for increased range and was updated to enable in - flight refuelling . Revell ’ s detailed model in cludes parts for both variants a nd features full cockpit and cargo bay, undercarriage can be shown retracted or extended, cargo ramp can be shown lowered or closed, detailed engines of a c hoice of propeller type , and in - fligh t refuelling probe (NG only).