>> “Gonna have to come up with the next big lift plane if the C17 is done.” <<
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I think Obama’s plan is Big Fail.
“I think Obama’s plan is Big Fail.”
No, it was a big fail of Congress to order more and more C-17s. US Air Force didn’t want more of it. Same number of B767-300F would have been much better to support the troops in Afghanistan. A 767 or an A330 can go unrefueled from CONUS to Afghanistan and faster. Most cargo is not outsized and fits on a pallet.
The next tanker aircraft will be more a freighter than a tanker - KC-46.
C-130 is to small for Stryker ICV(APC). So I guess the M113 APC will stay with the C-130 for a long time.
http://youtu.be/XTmQ6j3y6Es