chef Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 And off course, well maybe not so off course, some detail pics. Exteriour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chef Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Cargo bay. Oops, forgot something... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chef Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Cockpit and "living quarters" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 And off course, well maybe not so off course, some detail pics. Exteriour. Chef- VERY cool shots - thanks for sharing them! I have seen several C-17s at airshows, but only once with these props deployed. Are they there to ensure the plane does not tip back when loading very heavy cargo? The weight of the the people touring the a/c did not seem to concern most of the crews (unlike a P-3 Orion!). I don't know why the one time they put them out and not the others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Wow those are some killer pics Chef!! Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I saw HH 05-5150 at the Avalon Airshow in Australia in 2005, its nice to see pictures of it doing its real job. I read how much dirt the C-17's suck into their wheel wells, on dirt strips, its amazing really. The link is below if anyone is interested. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123032752 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Great pics Chef, you da man when it comes to in-theater pics of some pretty cool aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bdt13 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 P-100, s/n 02-1100. Barney hits the century mark. Boeing and the USAF have worked hard to keep the construction numbers and serials lined up pretty well. This is a rarity in warplanes. :) Photo taken at Wings over Pittsburgh 2011. More pix here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gary1701 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Gents, 'Hire 42' climbing out of Mildenhall about a month ago. McChord based aircraft who had landed the previous day at the other end of the runway in use, while I was waiting for him! Was not pleased at the time as I rarely seem to catch these things over here, and the C-17 is one of only three military aircraft I can claim to have flown in - marvellous beast! Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris707 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) Just after takeoff from Wright-Pat; sunny day but absolutely miserable wx, as the temp was 103F. That last part of the walk from the final bit of shade to the car was...bad ;-) I shouldn't complain, as many have to deal with that and worse on a daily basis, but it's tough on the uinitiated! Edited July 8, 2012 by Chris707 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Some taken at the 2013 Australian International Airshow. RAAF USAF Brendon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dylan Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 saw this one last year, I forgot to add it here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
strikeeagle801 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 With such a large amount of flying hours being cut, I'm sure that trips to Grant County are on the chopping block, but here's a McChord-based C-17 coming in on short final to the main runway. McChord C-17's, Fairchild KC-135's and the aircraft based at Whidbey Island all use the several runways at Grant County International to practice. Formally Larson Air Foce Base, KMWH was originally a B-36 base. The main runway is over 11,000 feet long, and was an alternate for the Space Shuttle. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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