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And that’s not counting the airlift needs of countries which don’t operate the C-130, or which find the C-130J too small or too short-legged.

That's why they call it a C-17 for this market! :-)

1 posted on 03/16/2009 11:30:32 AM PDT by Freeport
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There is a gap between the 20 ton payload C-130 and the 80 ton payload C-17 that neither fills.


2 posted on 03/16/2009 11:41:52 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy ( As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. - D)
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