C-17 and C-5 Cargo Planes Will Be Replaced With One Aircraft: USAF

Plans for a Next Generation Airlift platform, or NGAL, targeted for entry into service in the 2040s, are starting to coalesce.
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The US Air Force’s Two Biggest Cargo Planes Are Preparing for Retirement

The Air Force is preparing for the Next Generation Airlifter (NGAL) to replace both aircraft, though it is still around 20 years from active service.
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C-17 Globemaster III (USAF)

Pilots with the 167th Airlift Wing conduct a touch-and-go landing in a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base, Martinsburg, West Virginia on August 25,2021. (CLIP 2) U ...

Business Jet Aerial Refueling Tankers Eyed By USAF

Smaller business jet-derived tankers offer many advantages, but the amount of fuel they have to offload isn't one of them.
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WTMJ flies along with the 128th Air Refueling Wing

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - At the 128 Air Refueling Wing's Open House event September 13 and 14, members of the public will be able to get up close and personal ...
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See 157th Air Refueling Wing in action as Pease is first in country with entire fleet of new tankers

DETAILS. DO YOU HAVE YOU TURN TEN DEGREES? RIGHT? TEN DEGREES RIGHT AFTER. THEY ARE GAS STATIONS IN THE SKY. THE 1/57 AIR REFUELING WING AT PEASE PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN AERIAL REFUELING BY REFUELING ...

Why Did McDonnell Douglas Build The C-17 Globemaster With A T-Tail?

T-tail designs were common in early jet aircraft, but the C-17 Globemaster's T-tail design adds to its stability. Its ...
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High Priority C-17 Flight Fuels Speculation About RAF Lakenheath Nuclear Mission

Reach 4574, a C-17 Globemaster III, flew direct from Kirtland AFB, home to the AFMC Nuclear Weapons Centre, to RAF Lakenheath with the support of KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Ever since the ...