C17 UK

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[C17 UK @C17UK]

@SDuct The bulk of the reverse thrust and down force is from the bypassed cold air, but the blocker doors you refer to deflect the hot compressed air forwards and up too, generating even more (up to 15,000lbs per engine) down force. Like an advanced version of the Fokker 70.

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Some angles you don’t normally see🤳🏼In these photos the Engine Thrust Reversers are deployed, showing you how the air is blocked from exiting the back of the engine and is instead deflected upwards & forwards, giving us Reverse Thrust!💨

#99Sqn #AvGeek #C17 #BZN @RAFBrizeNorton

[Aviation @xAviation]

C-17 Globemaster flying through Brisbane! 🔥

[Mark Bentley/Pebblemonkey photography📷 @MarkbBentley]

@99Sqn C17 landing back at Brize Norton @RAFBrizeNorton @AirMobilityRAF #C17 #Winterlight #Mavgeeks #Avgeeks @BFBSBrizeNorton @BFBSRadioHQ

[Matty 🇺🇦 @Callsign_Kodak]

Arctic Moose

A quick summary of my recent sortie to Norway 🇳🇴 flying with the @AirMobilityRAF’s Arctic Moose (C-17) operated by 99 Sqn

Supported by Technicians, @RAF_Logistics Movs & @RAF__Police as ATSy & FP

😎

[Matty 🇺🇦 @Callsign_Kodak]

The new pilots will take control of the @99Sqn BEHEMOTH for appx 2-hours each

Lifting from @RAFBrizeNorton they fly left and right-handed circuits multiple times, getting a feel for their aircraft

Both Visual and Radar approaches are flown, as they aim for the 25 TD zone

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Thank you for following @99Sqn. With the Air Mobility Force moving to 1 Group we will, in future, be posting on the new @AirMobilityRAF account - see you there!

[Matty 🇺🇦 @Callsign_Kodak]

Cruising altitude of 35,000 feet en-route to Norway 🇳🇴

More images to come, from what was arguably the best cockpit picture I’ve ever witnessed

For now, some cockpit window shots from the @99Sqn C-17… ✈️

[16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team @16AirAssltBCT]

#16XAdvent 1: First in! On #Swift Response our advance force Pathfinders jumped into North Macedonia🇲🇰 from 18,000ft from an RAF C-17 that had taken off from @RAFBrizeNorton🇬🇧.

Freefall parachuting is used by Pathfinders to insert behind enemy lines to gather key information.

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Proud to be supporting Defence’s efforts and our allies.

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

🎬 As part of its aid package, the UK has provided Brimstone 2 missiles, a precision-guided missile, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

This aid has played a crucial role in stalling Russian advancements.

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

[Matty 🇺🇦 @Callsign_Kodak]

THE REAL STARS

The Air Mobility Force (AMF) on show for the recent ACPV at Brize

@99Sqn with their C17, the AMF's longrange, heavy-lift strategic transport

@70SqnA400M/@30SqnRAF with the Atlas C.1, our tactical airlifter

and the party crasher @CXX_Squadron's @P8A_PoseidonRAF

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Great training achieved in Hungary🇭🇺
Combat offloads👇, Tactical approaches and flying on NVGs (Night Vision Goggles)
Thanks to our brilliant Hungarian hosts and smashing efforts from @99Sqn and @24SqnRAF Pilots, GEs and Loadmasters!💪✈️🌍
@andrewxdavidson @RoyalAirForce

[C17 UK @C17UK]

@andrewxdavidson @RoyalAirForce @NATO @ukinhungary A pleasure to meet you yesterday and demonstrate some of the capabilities of the mighty #C17

[UK Space Command @UKSpaceCmd]

As part of a trial into responsive space launches, a @99Sqn C-17 Globemaster from @RAFBrizeNorton transported @VirginOrbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ rocket from 🇺🇸 to 🇬🇧 last week

The ∼70ft rocket was handled by RAF Movers, Air Loadmasters & the Joint Air Delivery Test & Evaluation Unit

[Royal Air Force @RoyalAirForce]

A @99Sqn C-17 from @RAFBrizeNorton landed at @spacecornwall night, carrying @VirginOrbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ rocket.

Later this year, Virgin Orbit will launch this rocket into space as part of the first ever space launch from UK soil. The RAF is proud to support this historic event.

[RAF Photographer @RAFPhotog]

An amazingly diverse team effort as members of @99Sqn alongside their C-17 flew @VirginOrbit's LauncherOne from the USA to Space Cornwall last night

This was no simple feat of course...

[C17 UK @C17UK]

A great effort by all involved and a privilege to carry #LauncherOne for @VirginOrbit 🚀 Can't wait to see the launch! @SpaceCornwall 🇬🇧 ✈️🌍💪

[UK Space Command @UKSpaceCmd]

Last night, a @RoyalAirForce C-17 Globemaster arrived at @SpaceCornwall carrying @VirginOrbit's 'LauncherOne' rocket

The RAF and UK Space Command are proud to support #StartMeUp - the first ever space launch from the UK - due to take place later this year.

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Great to be part of this, bringing Virgin Orbit’s ‘LauncherOne’ to the UK last night on a C17. Certainly one of the more different loads our excellent Air Loadmasters and the Movers have transported.

[UK Space Command @UKSpaceCmd]

Last night, a @RoyalAirForce C-17 Globemaster arrived at @SpaceCornwall carrying @VirginOrbit's 'LauncherOne' rocket

The RAF and UK Space Command are proud to support #StartMeUp - the first ever space launch from the UK - due to take place later this year.

[C17 UK @C17UK]

Crews practicing flying on NVGs this week @RAFBrizeNorton
An assault landing to a NVG Box gets the aircraft stopped in less than 3000ft✈️🌍🌜
#NoOrdinaryJob #avgeeks #aviation

[C17 UK @C17UK]

A great effort by all involved and @99Sqn crews performing with honour and dignity

[RAF Brize Norton @RAFBrizeNorton]

The crew of ZZ177 from @99Sqn at RAF Brize Norton reflect on their role in the final flight of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Scotland to London on 13th September 2022

[Matty 🇺🇦 @Callsign_Kodak]

RIAB

A behemoth of the skies by way of the @BoeingDefense C17 conducting run in and breaks (RIAB) over @RAFBrizeNorton today

At the controls a mix of @99Sqn, @24SqnRAF & 2 Group all of which made this 130T beast look as nimble as a... well I guess a Puma 🐈‍⬛