Re: Why not use the F-22 to replace the F/A-18 and F-14?

[Guy Alcala]

"R. David Steele" wrote:

> Also why not market the C-17 to the air freight community?

This has been mooted, either as is or in a civil variant, at various
times. For some of the issues involved you might wish to read "C-17
-- How to Get More for Less":

http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA357811

It's about 2 meg.

Guy

[Peter Stickney]

In article >,
Guy Alcala > writes:
> "R. David Steele" wrote:
>
>> Also why not market the C-17 to the air freight community?
>
> This has been mooted, either as is or in a civil variant, at various
> times. For some of the issues involved you might wish to read "C-17
> -- How to Get More for Less":
>
> http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA357811
>
> It's about 2 meg.

And not a new idea, either. I was leafing through the FAA Type
Dertificate Data Sheets one day, and discovered that the Lockheed
C-141 had been certificated for civilian use.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

[Guy Alcala]

Peter Stickney wrote:

> In article >,
> Guy Alcala > writes:
> > "R. David Steele" wrote:
> >
> >> Also why not market the C-17 to the air freight community?
> >
> > This has been mooted, either as is or in a civil variant, at various
> > times. For some of the issues involved you might wish to read "C-17
> > -- How to Get More for Less":
> >
> > http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA357811
> >
> > It's about 2 meg.
>
> And not a new idea, either. I was leafing through the FAA Type
> Dertificate Data Sheets one day, and discovered that the Lockheed
> C-141 had been certificated for civilian use.

One wonders where the UN refugee agencies, NGOs and for that matter many
countries' militaries would be without Il-76s and An-124s to rent. Air
cargo has been growing far faster than pax recently, and a certain % of
that is oversize/outsize.

Guy