>>>>The Canadian military has purchased 4 C-17 Globemaster III transport planes. These planes "can carry any piece of equipment in Canada's military inventory, including tanks and armoured vehicles.". These planes usher Canada into elite club of countries that can provide their own military heavy lift. As well the C-17 Globemaster can operate from short improvised dirt runways. This plane can act as both a strategic (long distance) and tactical (short distance) airlifter. Can also be used for airdrops of cargo and paratroopers.
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>>>>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2007/02/02/military-planes.html
>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-17_Globemaster_III
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>>>Boeing is thinking about building a deadly gunship version of it as they did with AC-130U.
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC-130_gunship
>>>http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/BlGunship.htm
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>>Those things are freaky, sort of like a jumbo version of a huey from vietnam. Gun out the door, some rockets...
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>I saw one at an air show in Texas. Man, they are awesome piece of machine. They got guns coming out of just about every opening on the aircraft. It's not really acurate to call them guns; they're more like rapid firing cannons. Each barrel is about as big around as my wrist.