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FS2000/FS2002 IAI ARAVA 202. In the Yom Kippur War (1973), several Arava 201 planes were conscripted by the IAF for transport missions in the Sinai. In the early 1980's, a number of Arava planes entered service with the IAF, and carried out transport, instructional and operational assignments. After 'Peace for the Galilee', the planes were employed for carrying troops between Lebanon and Israel. These flights made use of the Arava's ability to land on short, rough airstrips. Heyl Ha'avir also purchased the more advanced model of the Arava, the Arava 202, which is equipped with more powerful engines. Today, the Arava is one of the IAF's principal troop-carrying transports. Model and textures by Richard Alexander van Hien.