In article ,
Guy Alcala writes:
"R. David Steele" wrote:

Also why not market the C-17 to the air freight community?

This has been mooted, either as is or in a civil variant, at various
times. For some of the issues involved you might wish to read "C-17
-- How to Get More for Less":

http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA357811

It's about 2 meg.

And not a new idea, either. I was leafing through the FAA Type
Dertificate Data Sheets one day, and discovered that the Lockheed
C-141 had been certificated for civilian use.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster