Download or read book Strategic Airlift C 141 Starlifter written by and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift written by Nancy R. Kingsbury and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reworking the Workhorse Narrative and appendices written by William P. Head and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift Command Airlift Service Management Report written by United States. Air Force and published by . This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift Structural Problems Did Not Hamper C 141 Success in Desert Shield Storm written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The C-141 aircraft, long considered the backbone of the Air Force's strategic airlift fleet, is at the end of its originally designed service life. Although the Air Force had planned to conserve the aircraft's remaining useful life by flying fewer hours and limiting the weight of cargo carried, Operation Desert Shield/Storm caused the Air Force to abandon its plan. During the Operation, the C-141's flying hours almost doubled its planned peacetime program, raising concern over accelerated wear to the aging aircraft. At the request of the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Projection Forces and Regional Defense, Senate Committee on Armed Services, GAO assessed the performance of the C-141 during Operation Desert Shield/Storm, its structural problems, and planned Air Force C-141 service life extension programs. The C-141 is the oldest airlifter in the Command's aircraft fleet in terms of average age. It was first introduced into the Air Force inventory in the mid-1960s. As of June 1992, there were 265 C-141s in the Command's inventory, and almost all had reached their originally designed service life of 30,000 flying hours. In 1984, the Air Force initiated a program to extend the C-141's service life to 45,000 hours. The C- 141 performed well in Operation Desert Shield/Storm. However, the aircraft has experienced serious technical and structural problems, and the ongoing service life extension program--to 45,000 hours--has been and continues to be delayed because of technical problems and higher funding priorities.
Download or read book Information on the Requirement for Strategic Airlift Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bedding Down with C O T S written by Christopher J. Bence and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has emerged as the sole superpower. Recognizing the dramatic change in the international environment, the U.S. has adopted a national security strategy of engagement. As such, the U.S. relies on the civilian and military strategic airlift assets of the National Airlift Fleet to influence world events. However, due to changed force structures, cut-backs, and dwindling resources, the U.S. does not possess enough airlift assets to accomplish national goals and objectives. Hence, this paper asks, "In order to meet current and future airlift requirements of the United States, does the Air Force need to procure and field a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cargo aircraft?" The post Cold War strategic environment and the National Security Strategy of engagement dramatically increased the nation's commitments around the world, thus requiring reevaluation of the National Airlift Policy. The United States military currently does not posses the strategic airlift capability required by the Unified Command Plans. The procurement of 120 C-l7s to replace 266 rapidly aging C-l41s adds increased capability, due to the C-17's ability to carry outsized cargo and operate in and out of small austere locations, but at reduced flexibility due to the reduced number of airframes available to the National Command Authority. Furthermore, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction dramatically increases the likelihood operating in.
Download or read book Cost Implications of Transferring Strategic Airlift C 141s to the Air Reserve Forces written by A. A. Barbour and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Military Aircraft Command's (MAC) C-141 fleet presently is operated under an arrangement whereby each squadron is manned by both active duty and reserve personnel on an approximately 55% active to 45% reservist basis. This Note compares the cost of operating these C-141 squadrons under the present arrangement with the cost of a wholly reservist operation. It was found that when the costs of the present combined operation are calculated with the usual cost factors for C-141 squadrons there appears to be a potential to save one-third of the annual cost per squadron by transferring the C-141s to the Air Reserve Forces (ARF). However, the relatively high cost of the present C-141 operation, which stems largely from its high peacetime flying rate, would not be reduced by a transfer to the ARF. As a result, the potential savings of a transfer shrinks to 15%, and become negligible when the cost of providing peacetime airlift service by other means is added back in. The author emphasizes that when another cargo aircraft is acquired that can adopt the peacetime missions of the C-141s at comparable cost, these side-effects of the C-141 active/ARF comparison will disappear. Additional keyword: Cost analysis.
Download or read book Anything Anywhere Anytime written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book StarLifter the C 141 written by Harold H. Martin and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Air Force Can Reduce Its Stated Requirements for Strategic Airlift Crews written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Airlift written by Marcella Thum and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1986 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of MAC, a military organization which is the backbone of deterrence for United States fighting forces, the largest peacetime cargo airline in the world, and a humanitarian airlift in times of disaster.
Download or read book Airlift written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lockheed C 141 Starlifter written by Frederick A. Johnsen and published by WarbirdTech. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 8-1/2 x 11, 250 b/w pgs plus 4 pgs of color photos
Download or read book Strategic Airlift written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) strategic airlift capabilities, focusing on whether DOD aircraft, such as the C-5 and C-141, are being used effectively to ensure their availability for wartime missions. GAO found that: (1) it is important to find ways to deploy fewer strategic aircraft in peacetime to ensure their availability for wartime; (2) in response to C-141 flight restrictions, the Air Mobility Command (AMC) has temporarily expanded the use of commercial and tanker aircraft for regularly scheduled cargo and passenger missions; (3) AMC plans to upgrade its strategic airlift simulator capability, which will allow it to reduce in-aircraft training; (4) AMC could continue to use commercial and tanker aircraft to fly scheduled missions that do not require the unique capabilities of the C-141; (5) AMC could make maximum use of the upgraded simulators by transferring more of the air refueling and local proficiency training from the C-5 and C-141; and (6) AMC could institute a companion trainer aircraft program for the C-5 and C-141 that would involve flying smaller, less costly aircraft and would be similar to programs the Air Force and AMC have for tanker aircraft.
