"How to get a Merlin in a C17" Topic
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| GeoffQRF | 29 Jan 2014 4:21 a.m. PST |
link BBC article on "The mammoth military task of leaving Afghanistan", but scroll down for time lapse footage of loading a Merlin into a C17. |
| Jemima Fawr | 29 Jan 2014 4:58 a.m. PST |
They're a  to load, according to my C17-flying mate. Chinooks are apparently much easier to squeeze in. |
| elsyrsyn | 29 Jan 2014 5:19 a.m. PST |
Impressive. You almost have to wonder if it would not be easier to stage them home on their own rotors. Doug |
| Brian Bronson | 29 Jan 2014 11:17 a.m. PST |
Imagine my disappointment to discover this wasn't about a Spitfire, Lancaster, or Mustang!! Reminds me of a photo I found of a C-130 fuselage being loaded into a C5:
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| Lion in the Stars | 29 Jan 2014 11:25 a.m. PST |
How to get a Merlin in a C17 With a really BIG shoehorn and much cursing. |
| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 29 Jan 2014 7:38 p.m. PST |
Couldn't Merlin just cast a spell or something to make it easier? |
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says he's pretty happy with these babes...
