C17

[Nightflight]

Just a quick heads up! i have been told that a C17 transporter will be flying in to Leeds tomorrow morning at around 11am, it came from a lad who works at the airport! lets hope he is correct! fingers crossed that the weather is okay too, wouldn't mind seeing this come in and take some pictures/video.. :good:

 

[Hannahk2000]

HI, I've only just joined this forum as I was looking to find out what the massive military jet I have just seen leave LBA from my window is! I'm at Guiseley. Pity the cloud was so low but got a good enough look.

 

[Aviador]

Welcome to Forums4airports Hannahk2000!

I think you'll find your answer in this thread: post61071.html#p61071

 

[whoshotjimmi]

I drove right underneath it as it took off. Just goes to show - stopping off at McDonalds for afternoon tea (or in my case, chicken nuggets) reaps rewards.

 

[Moo2009]

If anyone did see it take off he Did not back track runway 32 he took it from the interchange

 

[Nightflight]

Re: C17 Video at Leeds Bradford

Enjoy the Video of the C17

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p7cw7_c17-lba_travel

 

[Planecrazy]

Amazing video would of loved to have been there to watch it takeoff.

 

[jfy1999]

Was that a medevac flight? BHX used to have several of them per year although now they are rarer since the UK removed troops from Afghanistan.

 

[lbaspotter]

Was that a medevac flight? BHX used to have several of them per year although now they are rarer since the UK removed troops from Afghanistan.

No it was in for crew training purposes.

 

[michael]

Great video of the C17, it obviously landed and took off from our short runway without any problems and that made me wonder how it compares in weight, landing & take off capabilities etc to some of the commercial passenger models that appear to be not suited all that well to LBA?

 

[jfy1999]

The C17 is specifically designed for "short field" operations and most airliners are not. I will try and get MTOW statistics for you!
The C17 has a MTOW of 585,000 lbs.
All the 787 models are lighter (the heaviest, the 787-10, weighs 557,000 lbs).
All the 777 models are heavier except the standard -200 series.
All the A330 models have a MTOW of less than 540,000 lbs.

 

[White Heather]

As it was a training flight, it would have been very light, with little fuel load and no cargo, hence it being able to take off from the interchange and still be airborne before the road tunnel. That said, like most military transports, it is designed for short take off and landing as stated by jfy1999

 

[Nightflight]

Glad you liked the video, it was worth hanging around for...