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C-5A and the C-17 ?



 
 
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Old September 13th 03, 05:05 PM
Al Dykes
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Default C-5A and the C-17 ?


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




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Old September 13th 03, 08:17 PM
John A. Weeks III
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In article , Al Dykes
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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.

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Old September 13th 03, 08:17 PM
Scott Ferrin
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On 13 Sep 2003 12:05:23 -0400, (Al Dykes) wrote:


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



The C-17 was designed to be able to go into smaller fields.
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Old September 13th 03, 09:40 PM
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"Al Dykes" wrote in message
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Why did we decide to design and build the C-17 instead of continuing
to make and upgrade the C-5 ?


Because the C-5 can't land/takeoff from strips with 4,000 ft runways.


 




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