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C-17 Up Close & Personal

Discussion in 'Transportation' started by Minuteman3, Apr 19, 2007.

  1. Minuteman3

    Minuteman3 Subscribing Member

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    Jan 3, 2007
    Tacoma, WA
    Arranged a tour today for some members of the local AFA Chapter at McChord AFB. We had a short visit with a C-17 on the flight line (unfortunately, we never left the ground!! Next time!!)

    Here's a few pictures:

    #1 Some C-17's on the ramp

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    #2 The interior (can fit two semi trailers with room to spare!!)

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    #3 The front office (the guy in the seat owns a local photo store ... he forgot his camera!!

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    Minuteman3, Apr 19, 2007
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  2. Hyper-Performance

    Hyper-Performance

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    Apr 11, 2007
    SW Ohio, USA
    Dave
    Great shots! Really brings out the expansiveness of the "flying canyon"
     
    Hyper-Performance, Apr 19, 2007
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  3. redeye

    redeye Guest

    nice pics! the c-17's look pretty big.. we have c-5's here at the local airport where i live. are they bigger thank the c-17's? (i don't know anything about planes) :biggrin:
     
    redeye, Apr 19, 2007
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  4. Artorius

    Artorius

    125
    May 1, 2005
    Tacoma, WA
    Is this the guy from Robi's?
     
    Artorius, Apr 19, 2007
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  5. Minuteman3

    Minuteman3 Subscribing Member

    2,591
    Jan 3, 2007
    Tacoma, WA
    One and the same .. Todd.

    Thought it was funny that he forgot his camera!!

    Cheers!!

    Ken
     
    Minuteman3, Apr 19, 2007
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  6. Glideslope

    Glideslope

    790
    Feb 8, 2006
    NY
    Nice shots of a GREAT airframe!!
     
    Glideslope, Apr 20, 2007
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  7. Muonic

    Muonic

    2,507
    Jun 14, 2006
    Nice shots, thanks for sharing. But the inside of that plane sure does look clean. Man, those Air Force guys have all the luck.
     
    Muonic, Apr 20, 2007
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  8. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Very nice shots
    Really like the light in the second one
     
    Gale, Apr 20, 2007
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  9. Minuteman3

    Minuteman3 Subscribing Member

    2,591
    Jan 3, 2007
    Tacoma, WA
    Actually, it was sort of beat up. These airframes are all fairly new (within the past 7 or 8 years or less). This particular airframe actually showed a lot of wear & tear. Between every humanitarian mission you have heard about (i.e. tsunami relief), Afghanistan, Iraq, Antarctica, and literally hundreds of other places, these C-17's are seeing a LOT of use!!

    Thanks for looking.

    I wish more folks could see what a terrific job these young men and women do for us every day. Given all of the XXXX from the media and from some politicians, it's amazing sometimes that there are so many who are still willing to stand up, take responsibility, and go out and make a difference in the world.

    We're a very lucky nation to have these young folks around.

    Cheers!!

    Ken
     
    Minuteman3, Apr 20, 2007
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  10. Blue

    Blue Guest

    Fr. what I know, C5 can carry a lot more cargo but C17 can land on bad runways (like afghanistan's) and also can carry 1 whole M1A1 (ready for battle).
     
    Blue, Apr 20, 2007
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  11. Muonic

    Muonic

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    Jun 14, 2006
    Yeah, they're working the crap out of those guys. They do a great job though. It's ashamed we had to downsize the military so much. It really puts a strain on the people who are currently serving.

    I'm pretty familiar with old airplanes. We had the oldest A-6 in the Navy, in my squadron. It was so old, that we actually got it from the Marines...LOL. When it was finally retired in the early 90's, the Marines reclaimed it, and made it into a static display up at Cherry Point. I think it went into service back around 1960, and I was still flying it in the late 80's. They sure don't make them like they use to.:biggrin:
     
    Muonic, Apr 20, 2007
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