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Subject: Re: [OM] Large flying machine
From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 05:54:57 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
     The C-17 was a good addition to the airlift inventory as it filled the gap 
between the C-130 and the C-141B.  I nice theatre transport that seems to have 
a good record.

     Consider yourself lucky that you don't have any C-5s.

>
>I attended a conference on aviation medicine this week, held at Ramstein AB – 
>a large transport hub in the Rheinland Pfalz region of Germany.  
>
>I presented on training for spatial disorientation recognition and avoidance 
>in pilots, but hung around for quite a bit of the medical stuff.  It was more 
>interesting than I had anticipated, although I needed to check my dictionary 
>quite frequently: who would have known, for instance, that “pre-morbidic” 
>meant “not yet diseased”?  I think that military doctors make some of it up . 
>. .
>
>Anyway, one of the highlights was a visit to a transport isolation system 
>installed on a C17; this was designed after the Ebola outbreak when there were 
>fears that some Americans might need evacuation after contact with such a 
>serious disease.  The aircraft apron was almost deserted (by USAF standards) 
>but there were more aircraft on that apron than the UK has in total – we don’t 
>have any C5s . . .
>
>There are 4 photos:
>
>http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19796 
><http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19796>
>
>Chris
>
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Chris

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