First CC177 delivered yesterday

[bdk]

Congratulations you Canucks!

[Mike]

"Any colour you like, as long as it's grey!"

Any news on how long the line is remaining open for? I keep hearing reports about some more European air forces wanting to buy a few.

[BLR]

Congratulations you Canucks!

Thanks eh!

It's making its Canadian debut at the Abbotsford Airshow, sounds like it arrives Saturday and leaves later the same day.

http://www.abbotsfordairshow.com/2007/index.htm & http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/site/n ... sp?id=4109

Brian...

[bdk]

Any news on how long the line is remaining open for? I keep hearing reports about some more European air forces wanting to buy a few.

Nothing official but the horizon is bright. And don't forget the commercial version may be a viable proposition as well.

[Oscar Duck]

CC-177! Do the Canucks stutter???

Good to see "Anglo alliance" expanding the 'big mover club'. The Oz C-17's are based about 20nm from me. Great see see those big mothers in the air..

[Mike Bates]

The new issue of Combat Aircraft states the NATO has ordered 4.

Mike

[herkman]

The RAF has now ordered number 6. Some stories say they could really use 12.

Rumours down here is that we may go for a fifth.

Great airplane just what we needed

Regards

Col Tigwell
Downunder

[RareBear]

What's with the CC177 designation? Do the Canucks get to change the name of the aircraft?

Walt

[herkman]

The CC was also applied to the C130 in Canadian service, this I believe was special equipment level.

Do not why it was applied to the Globemaster 111, but maybe it was to make their aircraft unique.

Could also apply to special protection equipment.

Someone must know.

The CC130 created problems because the USAF used that same number, to indicate the stretched model of the C130J.

Regards

Col Tigwell
Downunder

[tom d. friedman]

for a practice mission.....air drop me a pallet or 2 of molson.......... i'm just across lake erie!!!!!!!!! congrats canada!!!!!!!!!

[Tinker51]

I was at a service center this last week in texas and speaking to a guy who was working the ramp. Ex-airforce who was with the C-17 program towrds the end of his time. Said that "his" C-17 has already been retired. Amazing to think these have been around long enough already that they are starting to park them.

[bdk]

...Said that "his" C-17 has already been retired. Amazing to think these have been around long enough already that they are starting to park them.

Hogwash!!!! That is absolutely not true. There have been no C-17s retired and there is no reason to retire them.

The test aircraft ("T-1") is still flying at Edwards AFB supporting flight test missions and all the production aircraft after that are still in service. Every last one of them...

[Tinker51]

It seemed odd, but I wasn't about to argue with him.

[tom d. friedman]

i agree. it was rather distressing & unbelievable to hear that a c-17 has gone turkey so fast!!! cripes!!! b-52's & c-130's are pushing 3 generations of flyers!!!

[ffuries]

Heck our MC-130's are '64 models with one ea '62 and '63 model thrown in.


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