C-17 GLOBEMASTER TOUCHDOWN !
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Aviation MEDIA BV 2013 |
reports: Project C-17
of 12 cooperating countries
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3 Globemasters stationed
at Papa - Hungary |
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Project of 10 NATO and 2 PFP countries,
cooperating in Heavy Airlift Wing |
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Two giants in the Dutch Airforce: KDC-10
and C-17 |
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The Globemaster III landed end 2011 on
leeuwarden AFB with an entire Dutch Crew |
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'Gezagvoerder' Captain Berlijn gives
interview to Kees Otten, and explains about the cockpit |
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Globemaster lands on Dutch ground the first
time with entire Dutch crew ! Sept. 15-2011i
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Globemaster C-17 Project of 12 participating countries
(picture credits A de Bie) |
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Air-to-air refuelling action
(picture credits A de Bie) |
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A marvellous sight,this fuel-boom
so close (credits A de Bie)
Right: Inside view, equipment everywhere inside ! |
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Koos Heemskerk was there to witness
the arrival... |
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... like a hughe bird he comes nearer and
nearer... |
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... not only for the crew, but also for
the spectators it was a treat for the eyes ! |
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Touchdown !! Smoke from the accelerating
wheels, and the plane bounces smoothly once more from the runway |
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The moment is there, zero hour ! 'Our'
Globemaster hits the Dutch ground ! |
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After a turn it taxies back to the
platform... and the Dutch Flag is shown ! |
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Quite a job, showing flag with your
headphone covering your ears, high up in the plane with a lot of wind
outside !...... |
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See how big this five-star transporter
is, hughe ! |
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We only write here a few lines, do read
our story below. Here the C-17 is parked on the concrete of Friesland. |
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For a station-picture this was the best
we could do |
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Some badges, and HAW logo on the fusalage |
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Then the time has come to go inside and
have some conversation |
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Striking is the multiplicity of systems,
pipes and cables, yet all weighing as light as possible |
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Initiator of this article is Flight
Dispatcher 1st Lt. Anton de Bie, here in interview with Kees Otten |
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.... and ofcourse Captain
Christiaan Berlijn tells us enthousiast about his dream-job !! |
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We can have a look inside the cockpit,
all digitalized... |
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.... another view... |
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... next Captain Berlijn explains about
the handling of this Giant. |
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And there'se a lot to be proud of in ths
'Pilots dream' , like Head-Up Displays, as in the fighter jets. |
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On board many patients can be transported,
and first stabilising aid is available |
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... a closer look, though this patient
may have been suffering from air-sickness, he looks a bit pale ... |
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The Globemaster was also at Leeuwarden as
part of the 'Open Days' for the public... |
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Here the KDC-10, seen from between two
C-17 engines. Both planes still fly frequently on Kandahar Afghanistan |
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We had the experience to fly there with
the KDC-10, how would it be with this plane that can land even on 'dirt
strips' ? |
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A detail of these fine engines that are
capable of lifting the plane including very heavy load... |
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...like a couple of these Panzer
Houwitzers, no problem ! To illustrate it, this example was placed behind
the C-17. |
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A detail of the self-defence flares
installations against hostal missiles on several places in the fuselage... |
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We come to the end of our visit, first a
view on the entire Dutch crew... thank you all for posing ! |
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... and another picture of the complete
crew including a few foreign collegues. |
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Yeah guys, look up to this high in the
sky tail.... |
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The plane flown by Captain Berlijn and his
crew, based at Papa AFB Hungary. Teamwork ! |
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One team, one mission ! |
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