Tuesday, 29 September 2009

AMC testing for semi prepared runway ops increases C-17's deployed capabilities

AMC testing for semi prepared runway ops increases C-17's deployed capabilities

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The C-17 is quite a stunning aircraft with extraordinary short field performance for such a huge beast.  Much of the rough strip testing of the C-17 was done in Australia in 2007 where the Australian Army, RAAF and the USAF built and operated a dirt field strip for C-17 operations from scratch at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory.  For some more of this undertaking and some great photos see the DoD article here.

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