In article , Al Dykes
wrote:

Why did we decide to design and build the C-17 instead of continuing
to make and upgrade the C-5 ?

Lots of reasons. The C-5 is just too much airplane for most
reasonable airlift operations, and it is not state of the art
in efficiency. There are still some things that need the C-5,
but keep in mind that the C-17 was really meant to replace the
C-141, not the Galaxy.

-john-

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