Tests show C-17 can conduct only sequential dual-row airdrops
U.S. Air Force testers have determined that the C-17 airlifter can conduct dual-row airdrops, but not simultaneously because the cargo platforms collide in the air. The 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB, Calif., ran an extensive program to determine how to conduct a dual-row airdrop, which...
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