That’s why it replaced the beloved C-141! May the work horse of the Vietnam war rest in peace. The C-17 began when they created the giant Frankenstein monster C-5. While it hauls twice the freight of aC-17 it was too huge for a lot of operations. Cut it in half and you still have ample freight hauling with extreme short take off shorter than a C141 with more pallet positions and outsized cargo capacity that exceeded the C141. Plus you don’t need a push off vehicle it backs up by itself
That’s why it replaced the beloved C-141! May the work horse of the Vietnam war rest in peace. The C-17 began when they created the giant Frankenstein monster C-5. While it hauls twice the freight of aC-17 it was too huge for a lot of operations. Cut it in half and you still have ample freight hauling with extreme short take off shorter than a C141 with more pallet positions and outsized cargo capacity that exceeded the C141. Plus you don’t need a push off vehicle it backs up by itself
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