Strategic Airlift: Current Capabilities and Future Trends.

Abstract

This paper defines current United States airlift capabilities and highlights the shortfall in our total airlift capability. Several short to mid-term solutions are brought out, including the C-5 wing modification, C-141 stretch and air refueling modification, addition of the Advanced Medium Short-Takeoff/Landing Transport to our airlift inventory and the modification of the aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075438

Entities

People

  • Wallace E. Cooper Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Swept Wings
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbofan Engines
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies