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10-13-2008 | 07:07 PM
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10-13-2008 | 11:44 PM
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From: Kickin it "C"old School in AK
Flaps or gear not required. 20k down is easy at the right weight--TRs idle and full spoiler in-flight is standard in the manual for an emerg descent. I think the engineers designed it as a combat maneuver as well, but I can't back that up. Quite an amazing machine--should be for the price tag...
10-14-2008 | 05:51 AM
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just kidding, I know you probably can't do it, but it would be awesome to see!!
10-14-2008 | 10:04 AM
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Aviation Video: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - Untitled
10-14-2008 | 07:39 PM
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From: On the aluminum Arctic snow sled
Years ago in Kittitas Valley while doing ground reference maneuvers I remember looking out and seeing a C-141 go by...underneath us! 
It was heading low level out to the Yakima Firing Center. Saw those pictures and even over 10 years later I knew exactly where that was!
It was heading low level out to the Yakima Firing Center. Saw those pictures and even over 10 years later I knew exactly where that was!
10-14-2008 | 07:49 PM
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From: FAA 'Flight Check'
Flaps or gear not required. 20k down is easy at the right weight--TRs idle and full spoiler in-flight is standard in the manual for an emerg descent. I think the engineers designed it as a combat maneuver as well, but I can't back that up. Quite an amazing machine--should be for the price tag...
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10-15-2008 | 12:30 AM
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From: Kickin it "C"old School in AK
I tried it to see what it took today and I had to get around 20 degrees nose low. I watched the video but didn't see any drastic pitch. Did I miss something or was it much flatter - more like falling out of the sky instead of diving out of the sky - with the TRs engaged?
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