Military's Go-To Cargo Jet Fleet Passes Flying-Time Milestone In What Could Easily Be A Lifespan Of 40 Years Or More -- Post Courier
How's this for getting your money's worth? The Air Force's workhorse cargo plane -- the C-17 -- has surpassed the fleet's two-millionth hour of flying time.
That's the equivalent of going to the moon and back 2,360 times.
Even more telling is that it took 16 years to reach the first 1 million air hours, and only a few years more to tack on the second million.
The war on terror has solidified the C-17 Globemaster's place in history as the Pentagon's go-to carrier. And for a plane still considered a young adult by military standards, defense experts see a long life ahead for an aircraft widely identified as the anchor of Charleston's military presence.
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More News On The C-17
C-17 reaches 2 million flight hours -- Air Force Times
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C-17 reaches 2 million-hour milestone -- WMBF News
C-17 fleet reaches two-million-hour landmark -- Flightglobal
USAF C-17 marks 2 millionth flight hour during airdrop -- Defpro
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