In article ,
(Peter Stickney) wrote:

In article ,
R. David Steele writes:

From what I have read, the C-17 should be cost effective. After
all the design costs are already paid for. And it is far less
expensive to run than the C-5.

But it it more cost-effective than the Il-76s and An-224s that are
already in the market? Those have been already built & paid for.

....and flown hard, and badly maintained...

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