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To: sonofstrangelove

A great air frame. The design is classy, IMHO (I live near McChord AFB that is an air lift base. Lots of C17’s all day long!!)

3 posted on 07/19/2010 10:24:16 PM PDT by llevrok (Drink your beer damnit! There are people sober in Africa.)

4 posted on 07/19/2010 10:24:42 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

5 posted on 07/19/2010 10:24:45 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

Yes it is. I know someone on the original flight test program, and as they said it is a good airplane.

I think the Indians are throwing us a bone either witting or unwittingly to keep this bird alive post Obummer so someone then can order another sizable batch. I have seen them @ airshows do some amazing things.

I don't want to start the pissing match again, but I think the C-17 is the platform for our future aerial refueler It would take some out of the box thinking to make it happen like rolling in the fuel trucks in the hold etc etc. Boy have I gotten into some "interesting" discussions with those here who see it differently..

6 posted on 07/20/2010 3:07:48 AM PDT by taildragger ((Palin / Mulally 2012 ))

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