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RAF C-17 taking off from RAF Brize Norton Photo: Paul Crouch/MOD A Royal Air Force 99 Squadron C17 aircraft taking off from RAF Brize Norton providing air transport assistance to France for the Central African Republic (CAR). The C17 is capable of rapid, strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases anywhere in the world, or directly to more temporary forward operating bases owing to its short field capability. The design of the aircraft allows it to carry out high-angle, steep approaches at relatively slow speeds, thus allowing it to operate into small, austere airfields onto runways as short as 3,500 feet long and only 90 feet wide. The aircraft can operate into and out of problematic sites such as those surrounded by inhospitable terrain or made difficult
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlift aircraft is a high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport vehicle capable of carrying payloads up to 169,000lb (76,657kg). It has an international range and the ability to land on small airfields. A fully integrated electronic cockpit and advanced cargo system allows a crew of three (the pilot, co-pilot and…
The massive long-haul military transport aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions.
I was lucky enough to pilot the first C-17 to land on the Pegasus Runway near McMurdo NAS Antarctica supporting Operation Deep Freeze. After we landed, scientists took bore samples of the ice runway at the point where we touched down. While we waited, a crewmember jumped out and snapped a quick pic to capture the historic occasion.
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McChord Field personnel gather in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster III April 21 after a brief ceremony welcoming the newest addition to McChord's fleet of C-17's. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Abner Guzman)
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
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This is the cargo bay area of the C-17, looking forward, with the forward entry door to the left. There is a storage closet and a lavatory; to the right is located the galley.
Galeriebeitrag Boeing C-17 Globemaster III von Revell, ein Modell gebaut von Patrick Boogie in 1:144.
