"Brett" wrote
"Lyle" wrote:
"Keith Willshaw" wrote:


Yabbut ain't C17 meant (by design anyhow) to replace C130?
C-17 is meant to replace the C-141

The last C-141C will be retired to Davis-Montham AFB by the end of 2006, so
the remark should be: the designated C-141 replacement will be the C-17.

The C-17 isn't really a C-141 replacement. The 141 was/is a strategic airlift
aircraft. The C-130 and C-17 are designed for tactical airlift, but the C-17
fulfills the strategic role well enough, that it is considered dual purpose. It can
launch from a major airfield, and land on unimproved runways in the battle zone.

I believe, like the YC-14 and YC-15, the major goal was to be able to carry an
M-1 tank that could roll off. The rest is just fluff.