C-17s Cleared to Airdrop Paratroopers At Higher MGW
Credit: USAF/JAMES HASELTINE
Recent flight tests cleared USAF/ Boeing C-17s to airdrop paratroopers at a higher maximum gross weight--an increase of 15,000 lb. A "critical combat mission need" for support of special operations prompted the C-17 Test Team at Edwards AFB, Calif., to develop and fly the quick-response test program...
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