Monday, August 20, 2018
A C-17 Globemaster III with the 437th Airlift Wing, South Carolina flies through the clouds over southeastern United States August 10, 2018. The C-17 was had just finished being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany A. Emery)
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US aircraft manufacturers and designers have a lot of experience building these sorts of platforms and I agree with you. They're functional, pilot and user friendly, more fuel efficient, and provide worldwide reach.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me wonder what's in store for the Space Force.
I love the C-17. It's design is perfection and from what I read it's a pleasure to drive.
ReplyDeleteDuring the war in the old Republic of Viet Nam (where I went the following year), as a young soldier fresh out of Signal School, I went to Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, and took a "military hop" aboard a C-141 "Starlifter" to Travis Air Force Base, California.
ReplyDeleteSince I flew from Charleston Air Force Base, my nostalgia isn't completely off topic.
Since then, the C-141 "Starlifter" has been replaced by the C-5 "Galaxy" and the C-17 "Globemaster II".
Speaking of Globemasters, a few years later, I also flew a "military hop" aboard a C-124 "Globemaster" (probably on its last flight, due to obsolescence) from McChord Air Force Base, Washington, to Kelly Air Force Base, Texas.