Phase I successfully accomplished five high-altitude airdrops from an MC-130J and a C-17 earlier this year using simulated weapons. The US…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former C-17 Instructor Explains What Happens if the Aircraft Thrust Reversers are accidentally Deployed during Aerial Refueling
by Dario LeoneWhat happens if a C-17 pilot accidentally deploys the aircraft thrust reversers in flight? Thrust reversal, also called reverse thrust, is…
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AirshowsLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The Sad Story of Sitka 43, the C-17 that Crashed at JBER while practicing for an Upcoming Air Show
by Dario LeoneIn 2018 ‘Sitka 43’ C-17 Globemaster III wreckage found a new purpose at the Air Force Safety Center (AFSEC) Crash Lab…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
C-17 accidentally drops Humvee over neighborhood near Fort Bragg
by Dario LeoneThe C-17 air dropped the Humvee prematurely approximately five miles from the Fort Bragg drop zone As the video in this…
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The KC-46A completed tests required for first aircraft delivery planned in late October: the tanker is now cleared to refuel the…
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India will soon send the ‘letter of acceptance’ to buy the C-17 from Washington via the FMS route The Indian Air…
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Military Aviation
JAW DROPPING VIDEO FEATURES USAF AIRCRAFT AT WORK AT NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE
by Dario LeoneThe Nevada Test and Training Range is the largest contiguous air and ground space available for peacetime military operations in the free…
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Military Aviation
GERMANY PLANS TO USE ITS 13 SURPLUS A400M AIRLIFTERS FOR WHICH IT HAS FAILED TO FIND BUYERS
by Dario LeoneAlthough longer-term costs of operating those 13 aircraft were still being assessed, initial estimates pointed to one-time startup costs of 505 million euros,…
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Military Aviation
INTERESTING PHOTO SHOWS USAF C-17 AIRLIFTERS DURING FORMATION FLIGHT SYSTEM TESTING
by Dario LeoneThe system enables pilots to monitor and fly the large transport with other C-17s at the same altitude and distance in…
