- Reaction score
- 146
- Points
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This is quick, after delivery (usual copyright disclaimer):
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Atlantic/071023/t102311A.html
Update: Delivery news release, Oct. 19:
http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/8wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=99&id=4597
Mark
Ottawa
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Atlantic/071023/t102311A.html
FREDERICTON - One of Canada's new heavy-lift aircraft for the Canadian Forces is making quick work of transporting equipment from Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick to a training exercise in Alberta.
The new CC-177 Globemaster is an imposing site at the Fredericton airport where two air defence anti-tank systems have been loaded for the flight to Cold Lake, Alta.
The military took ownership of the huge aircraft last Thursday - the second of four it will own by next April.
Aircraft commander, Maj. Jeremy Reynolds says when compared to the old Hercules aircraft, the Globemaster allows him to move more than twice the payload, over a longer distance, and in a shorter amount of time.
The Globemaster has a wingspan of almost 52 metres.
Reynolds says despite their size, the new planes have the latest computer technology and handle like a small aircraft.
In the past, Canada has often had to lease such aircraft to transport troops and equipment to places like Haiti and Afghanistan.
Update: Delivery news release, Oct. 19:
http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/8wing/news/releases_e.asp?cat=99&id=4597
Mark
Ottawa