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MoD Signs £260m Deal To Support RAF Transport Aircraft

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Old 18th Feb 2018, 10:07
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MoD Signs £260m Deal To Support RAF Transport Aircraft

Interesting article about support for RAF C17's here:
https://www.forces.net/news/mod-sign...sport-aircraft
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The C-17 can transport 77 tonnes of cargo, equivalent to three Apache attack helicopters or a Challenger 2 tank, and has a wingspan equivalent to the length of five double-decker buses.
They're damned heavy helicopters
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