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C-17 & C-130 elephant walk & minimum interval takeoff

U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Canadian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 transport planes conduct an ...
The National Interest

The Three Cargo Planes the US Military Can’t Live Without

The C-5M, C-17, and C-130 have proven adept at meeting the full sweep of logistical challenges facing the US military. The US Air Force operates three primary airlifters—the C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 ...
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Dirt runway takeoffs & landings • C-130 & C-17

Compilation video of C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III transport planes taking-off and landing on improvised dirt ...
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America Just Deployed C-130 Planes to … Antarctica?

The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold conditions during certain times of the year. Enter the C-130 Hercules. Military ...
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The Flexible C-17 Globemaster III has Impressive STOL Capabilities

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...