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It all depends on the weather and the fuel requirements that we need for an Atlantic crossing ... either westbound or eastbound.  It all depends on how far south the jet stream is, where the winds are, how heavy we are, ..... where the NAT tracks are ..... etc. It all depends ....it changes...

Yes, and when that "Boe" ...... "ing" company does win the deal, they can only divide up the IRBs with Canadian Aviation Companies starting with "Bom" and ending with "Bardier" ......  ::) ....  ::)

That's not for me to say. The TALCE ops staff and SMEs can only advise the chain of command on the risks and capabilities of the aircraft pursuant to the particular mission.  Whether or not the Operational Commander wishes to place an aircraft in harm's way or not for a mission rests with him...

$1.2 billion went towards the purchase of the 4 tails.  The rest went into the project.

Perhaps this topic is best kept for another thread ...... it is a "little" off the topic of the current thread, although somewhat related. It is a very good, healthy debate though ... and one I would love to wade in on, but not in this thread.

I appreciate the discussion ... You are correct to a point Bert, and my submission about strategic vs tactical airlift may at first appear to be an over-generalization.  It is difficult to relate to such a subject and keep it small and interesting for the reader on the forum.  :boring:  The...

They truly are. One thing for us to bear in mind is the fact that this site ... http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/2/5/2711609.html ... is Mr Akin's personal blog ... so he can pretty much say what he wishes. Much like we do here (within bounds of reason of course). I can't say...

Quite a few people have PM'ed me asking about the proposed paint scheme for the CC 177. While I am not a member of the PMO team, I believe that the artist's conception is shown below of what our aircraft are going to look like. Apparently that is actually Ottawa below the aircraft ... gotta'...

The strategic versus tactical discussion/debate is one that has crossed into new water here as new technology has come on line and made readily available to Air Forces. Traditionally “strategic airlift” was viewed as the “inter-theatre airlift”; The transport of men and materiel from home base...

And our only available "tactical airlift" assets were busy doing SAR and Afghanistan ... there was nothing servicable left to fly the DART anywhere.

Inch: I think we're going for the 5 digit version just like the Airbus ..... but I haven't actually see the authorized and apporved paint scheme yet.  But people tell me it's going to be 5 digits.

Nomenclature comes from CAS and DAR. It will be the: CC-177 Globemaster lll (No French quivalent) Tail numbers are 701, 702, 703 and 704.

We envision the guys spending one session per quarter in the simulator.  Each session lasts 3 hours, one session per day for two consecutive days for a total of 6 hours per quarter.  They may log more.  Sim time is sim time ... the last column in the log book.  Many of the items performed in the...

Their final order will put their fleet at 180 in total.  USAF AMC wanted 220 in their original order, but Congress reduced the order (yes, they too are under going cutbacks and reductions) to 180. That was actually good news for us since Boeing then went on a marketing spree and offered a price...

Granted - it will be a very marketable asset on a resume for the airlines, but the ongoing hiring boom has (currently and historically) taken pilots from all disciplines ... transport, the Maritime Patrol world and also the fighter community.  A great deal hinges on the "interview" and the...

There will be NO Flight Engineer on-board the C-17 / CC-177, just as there is no FE on-board the Airbus A310.  This is not meant as any sort of professional "slight" or "slam", but merely a statement of fact.  In addition, the position of the FE on-board the CC-130J (ACP-T) is also up for...

16 crews = 32 pilots and about 24 loadmasters.

3.5 - 4 months long for the pilots. Altus makes Moose Jaw look and feel like a large metropolis. It's Portage La Prairie without trees. Enjoy.  ;) ;D

Our techs will only do first line maintenance on the aircraft.  Second and third line will go back down to the "vendor", Boeing as is part of the contract stipulation.

For those who doubt the "tactical capabilities" of the aircraft ... here's a link of a couple of articles that The Maple Leaf asked of me back in 2003/2004: While I hate the media, The Maple Leaf didn't quote me out of context nor does it have a hidden socialist agenda ...