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	Military Factory - C-17 Globemaster III
		The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.
		The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is operated by a crew of three (pilot, copilot and loadmaster), reducing manpower requirements, risk exposure and long-term operating costs.
		The C-17 Globemaster III is operated by the Air Mobility Command at the 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing (Associate Reserve), Charleston AFB, S.C.; the 62nd Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing (Associate Reserve), McChord AFB, Wash; and the 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississipi ANG.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/popup.asp?aircraft_id=33 (713 words)

	C-17 Globemaster III - dKosopedia
		The C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic airlifter manufactured by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force.
		The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest purpose-built cargo aircraft to enter the U.S and western airforces.
		Its cruise speed is approximately 450 knots (833 km/h) (.74 Mach).
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/C-17_Globemaster_III (1833 words)

	The Douglas Globemaster, Globemaster II, & Cargomaster
		While the Douglas "Globemaster" piston transport was only built in small numbers, it led to the improved "Globemaster II", which was an airlift workhorse well into the Vietnam War.
		One unusual feature of initial-build Globemasters was that the pilot and copilot sat in individual "blister" or "bug-eye" type canopies to give them maximum all-round visibility.
		The Globemaster II had "clamshell" doors in the nose with hydraulically-activated loading ramps.
	www.vectorsite.net /avglobe.html (1782 words)

	C-124 Globemaster II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shakey", was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California.
		The C-124 was developed from 1947 to 1949 by Douglas Aircraft from a prototype created from the WWII-design Douglas C-74 Globemaster and based on lessons learned in the Berlin Airlift.
		As F-84 Thunderjets fly in the background, a C-124 Globemaster is unloaded in Japan in October 1952.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/C-124_Globemaster_II (1291 words)

	(Globemaster III) C 17 Cargo and troop transport Description - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The C-17 Globemaster III is the third aircraft to use this designation.
		The aircraft is operated by the Air Mobility Command with initial operations at Charleston AFB, SC, with the 437th Airlift Wing and the 315th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve).
		It will be based at Altus AFB, Okla. The additional C-17s will be assigned to a single active-duty unit collocated with an associate Air Force Reserve unit, with the first aircraft tentatively scheduled for delivery in July 2004.
	www.wartechnic.ru /usa/aviation/cargo/c17/text_en.shtml (507 words)

	C-5 Galaxy
		The gigantic C-5 Galaxy, with its tremendous payload capability, provides the Air Mobility Command intertheater airlift in support of United States national defense.
		The C-5, the C-17 Globemaster III and the C-141 Starlifter[?] are partners of AMC[?]'s strategic airlift concept.
		The aircraft carry fully equipped combat-ready military units to any point in the world on short notice then provide field support required to help sustain the fighting force.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/c-/C-5_Galaxy.html (707 words)

	CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dei 447 Globemaster II costruiti, 243 erano della versione C con capacità di carico di 200 soldati oppure 127 barelle oppure più di 31 tonnellate di carico.
		The C-124 was the double deck derivation of the C-74 Globemaster.
		Out of a total of 447 Globemasters II built, 243 were C-124C with accomodation for 200 troops or 127 stretchers or more than 31 tons of general cargo.
	www.fly-net.org /aeromedia/c124-1.html (196 words)

	Air Force Technology - C-17 Globemaster III - Tactical Transport Aircraft
		The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlift aircraft is capable of carrying payloads up to 169,000lb, and has an international range and the ability to land on small airfields.
		A fully integrated electronic cockpit and advanced cargo systems allow a crew of three; the pilot, copilot and loadmaster, to operate all systems on any type of mission.
		C-17 Globemaster III comes in for a landing on a steel-matted runway at the US Marine Corps Desert Warfare Training Center, California.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/c17/index.html (1058 words)

	Gallery of Classics - Transports: C-124 Globemaster II
		Flashing through the sky above a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster, F-84G Thunderjets of the 27th Fighter Escort Wing arrive at a Japan Air Defense Force base in northern Japan after completing a trans-Pacific flight.
		The C-124 retained the C-74's electrically operated elevator in the rear of the aircraft for loading of bulk cargo.
		The improved C-124C featured more-powerful engines, as well as wingtip-mounted combustion heaters that provided cabin heating and wing and tail surface deicing, and an APS-42 weather radar in a distinctive nose "thimble." These latter improvements were eventually retrofitted to the C-124As.
	www.afa.org /magazine/gallery/transports/c-124.asp (500 words)

	1/72 scale Douglas C-124 Globemaster II - Strategic transport / long-range airlifter
		the end of the second World War, the USAAF found the C-74 Globemaster was a very capable and useful aircraft, and began to consider acquiring an improved version proposed by Douglas.
		It used the same wing, tail and engines from the C-74, but featured a new and enlarged fuselage, as well as clamshell doors in the nose.
		The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II is suitable to group with the following collection series.
	www.anigrand.com /AA2067_C-124.htm (254 words)

	Douglas C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Douglas C-124A Globemaster II The Douglas C-124A Globemaster II was a four-engine, long-range, heavy transport aircraft used by the US Air Force during the Korean War.
		The C-124s did not live up to their initial promise, as they were so heavy that they could land at only four Korean airfields and even at those four they had to be limited to carrying 36,000 lbs.
		The Globemaster also experienced technical problems that caused the Far East Air Force’s entire C-124 fleet to be grounded in December 1952 and again in May 1953.
	www.korean-war.com /KWAircraft/US/USAF/douglas_c124.html (244 words)

	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Scramble
		The C-17 was named Globemaster III on 5 February 1993.
		The first aircraft (UK1/ZZ171/00-0201) was accepted by the RAF on 17 May 2001 at Long Beach, it was ferried to the UK via Charleston AFB and arrived at Brize Norton 23 May. The final aircraft (UK4/ZZ174/00-0204) was accepted 24 August 2001 and at Brize Norton by the end of August.
		The first of 4 C-17 Globemaster III for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was delivered on 7 December 2006.
	www.scramble.nl /wiki/index.php?title=Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III (1622 words)

	C-17 Globemaster III Cargo and troop transport - Military and Civilian Aircraft
		The C-17 Globemaster III's primary role is that of Cargo and troop transport and is produced by Boeing Company.
		The official Service Year for the first production model of the C-17 Globemaster III is 1993.
		The C-17 Globemaster III features a top speed of 450 kts (Mach.74) and could reach a maximum altitude of 45,000 feet.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=33 (873 words)

	Anigrand 1/72 C-124A/C Globemaster, previewed by Scott Van Aken
		After the end of the second World War, the USAAF found the C-74 Globemaster was a very capable and useful aircraft, and began to consider acquiring an improved version proposed by Douglas.
		A radar nose is supplied for the C variant.
		You have alternate wing tips depending on if you are doing an A or C version.
	modelingmadness.com /scotts/korean/anigrand/aa2067p.htm (1254 words)

	Cargo Aircraft Designations
		The C for Cargo designation for Army transport aircraft was originally introduced in May of 1924
		There were two series of C-planes, one beginning in 1924 and ending in 1962, and another one beginning in 1962 and continuing to the present day.
		Globemaster II Based on C-74 wing, engines, and tail, married to a new, deeper fuselage.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher3/cdesig.html (3928 words)

	C-74 Globemaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Douglas C-74 Globemaster, was a heavy-lift cargo aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California.
		The C-74 Globemaster was developed in response to a need by the United States Army Air Forces for a transport aircraft with transoceanic range.
		The fifth C-74 built was modified to be a prototype for the C-124 Globemaster II, which used the same wing and empennage as the C-74, but used a much larger fuselage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/C-74_Globemaster (497 words)

	BestofShoeBoxPhotosDouglasC74Globemaster
		Unlike any military transport of that time the C-74 was large but, did not see any action during WWII and the first C-74, didn't fly until September 5, 1945, just a few days after the Japanese surrendered upon the decks of the USS Missouri.
		A distinctive difference between a " Globemaster I" is that the "Globemaster II" had radar dome mounted on its nose.
		The Douglas C-74/C-124 "Globemaster I and II" was the USAF's largest cargo transport of that era, with approximately only 500 being produced with production ceasing in 1955.
	members.tripod.com /~ButlerC/ZAircraft/Douglasc74Globemaster.html (442 words)

	The Berlin Airlift
		The end of the blockade was unexpected; however, as bigger plans were made and bigger planes were set to replace the existing fleet of C-54's.
		The USAF had already used a C-74 "Globemaster" and one Boeing YC-97A "Stratofreighter" in the airlift, testing the feasibility of heavy-lift transports and their use in a continued operation.
		The Douglas C-124 "Globemaster II" was coming and the plan was to use C-97's and 124's to continue the operation without as many flights.
	www.spiritoffreedom.org /airlift.html (4217 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org \| Aircraft Museum - C-17 Globemaster III
		A McDonnell Douglas design meeting these requirements had been accepted by October 1980, but full scale development was cancelled in January 1982 when the USAF chose to purchase the improved C-5B Galaxy and KC-10 Extender instead.
		Later that year, however, the C-17 Globemaster III was reinstated as a high-priority program of which 210 examples were to be built.
		The Air Force has also requested a further 42 Globemasters to keep the production line open until at least 2010.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/transport-m/c17 (562 words)

	C-17A Globemaster III
		The C-17 Globemaster III is a long range, heavyweight, strategic, cargo aircraft capable of delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.
		On 20 March 2006 the US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft fleet surpassed the one million flight hours mark.
		The five C-17 fleet is meant to carry armored vehicles, logistics equipment and helicopters, and allow UK Armed Forces to be deployed rapidly around the world.
	www.deagel.com /pandora/c-17a-globemaster-iii_pm00079001.aspx (630 words)

	Display Highlights Globemaster III Strategic Value - Topic Powered by eve community
		To me the Globemaster will always be the C124.
		It is the Globemaster III, just like the F-35 is the Lighting II, the F-4 was the Phantom II......the C-74 was the original Globemaster, the C-124 was the Globemaster II.
		It is ashame that the rest of nation does not know that it takes 4 airplanes to do the mission of one C-5.
	forums.military.com /eve/forums/a/tpc/f/672198221/m/9700040290001 (159 words)

	C-17 GLOBEMASTER III
		The U.S. Air Force/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is designed to fulfill airlift needs well into the next century - carrying large combat equipment and troops or humanitarian aid across international distances directly to small austere airfields anywhere in the world.
		Please note: On globemaster.de we use the form " C-17 " to identify aircraft.
		Do not use forms like C17, c17, C 17 or c 17 when you use any search boxes to find the desired information.
	www.globemaster.de /c-17 (114 words)

	Air Force Support Aircraft Programs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In February 1953, WADC engineers redesigned the propeller regulators, which seemed to resolve the problem.13 After that, most of the effort expended on the C-119 program was in relation to the H model, of which only one was built.
		Old Shaky: The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II he redesign of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster was initiated in 1947, but the new Douglas C-124 Globemaster II did not make its first flight until April 1950.
		The Army used the H-13C in Korea, and AMC engineers accelerated the conversion of the older model H-13Bs to the C and D series in response to the war emergency.
	www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil /korea/chap6.htm (2387 words)

	C-17 Globemaster III
		During normal testing, C-17s set 22 world records, including payload to altitude time-to-climb and the short takeoff and landing mark.
		During Operation Allied Force in 1999, a detachment of C-17s from the 437th Airlift Wing flew dozens of tactical airlift flights into Albania from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, while other C-17 Globemasters flew strategic airlift missions between the United States and Europe.
		With a payload of 160,000 pounds (72,575 kilograms) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 feet (8,534 meters),, the C-17 has an un-refueled range of approximately 2,400 nautical miles.
	www.chairforce.com /af101/fact-sheets/c17.htm (734 words)

	Douglas XB-31 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Weights were expected to be 109,200 pounds empty and 198,000 pounds maximum.
		The pilot and co-pilot were to be seated under separate double bubble canopies that were similar to those later fitted to the C-74 Globemaster transport and the XB-42 experimental bomber.
		The six other crew members were to be accommodated at separate stations throughout the fuselage.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b31.html (633 words)

	Military News
		Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced the selection of Gerald R. Ford as the name of the first aircraft carrier More
		USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Sailors said goodbye to their family members and friends Jan. 16 More
		Another airpower milestone was reached with the completion of the first C-17 Globemaster III airdrop mission that delivered about 70,000 pounds of supplies to the South Pole.
	www.military.com /News/Home/0,,,00.html (837 words)

	C-17 Globemaster III - Military Aircraft
		This 20% discrepancy lays the foundation for tailoring a C-17 force to meet an artificially depressed requirement.
		Air Force begins installation of new C-17 composite tails 12 Apr 1999 Aeronautical System Center Public Affairs -- Program managers and researchers from the Aeronautical Systems Center here, along with industry partners, have developed a new, lighter horizontal stabilizer for the C-17.
		C-17s deliver a brigade in 30 minutes or less (AFPN) 22 Feb 2000 -- Air Mobility Command C-17s will soon be able to airdrop a brigade of troops and equipment within 30 minutes, meeting the Army's goal for how long the airdrop should take.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-17.htm (948 words)

	Aircraft: Douglas C-74 Globemaster I
		The first 12 had the bug-eyed twin canopies and the the last two had the revised cockpit & canopy that was characteristic of the C-124 Globemaster II.
		As a point of interest Pan American World Airways placed a tentative order for twenty C-74's.
		, MO The original Globemaster had fighter like cockpit canopies, hence the nickname "Bug-eyed Monster"
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/douglas/c-74.htm (367 words)

	Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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		BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Eight-year-old Elizabeth Maguire kisses her daddy's picture on her pillowcase every night before she goes to sleep and she wears his shirts around the house.
	www.westover.afrc.af.mil (774 words)

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