Stronger C-5s? Or more C-17s?
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The ongoing analysis of upgrades to the US Air Force fleet of C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft could result in a recommendation to purchase more C- 17s. Army Gen. Henry Shelton, the Chmn of the Joint Chiefs, made the remark at a Senate hearing conducted on Apr 26, 2000. About 125 of the Galaxys, built in the late 1960s and in the mid-1980s, are in service with the USAF fleet. The fleet's mission capability rate is hovering at about 60%.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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USAF rejects Boeing offer for more C-17s
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Boeing Co's unsolicited proposal to build an additional 60 C-17 cargo aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF) has been rejected. USAF officials, who made the announcement on May 2, 2000, said that the $149-million price tag per aircraft was simply too expensive for the service, Boeing, which is already building 120 of the aircraft from the USAF, said that the Mar 1999, offer would save the service a significant amount.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2000
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C-54 Skymaster
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C-54 Skymaster, born of World War II necessity became one of the first great airlifters and served with distinction not only in WW II but also in the Berlin Airlift and Korean War. In the C-54, the US had, for the first time, a four-engine, long-range transport and had became the core of Air Transport Command's global system.
Publication Name: Air Force Magazine
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0730-6784
Year: 2006
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