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...st common mode, for units of any appreciable size, is for soldiers to exit transport aircraft in quick succession. Their parachutes are pulled open by cables, called sta

...proposals, in 1972, for the Huey's successor, termed the Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS).

A derivative of the [[Boeing 737]] commercial [[transport aircraft]], the P-8A is powered by the CFM56-7 engine, which also powers the Austral

'''RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT''' aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transport aircraft, flown by the United States Air Force, which provide near-real-time communi

The airfield is able to handle heavy [[bomber aircraft|bombers]] and [[transport aircraft|transports]]. [[B-52]] aircraft definitely staged from there in the [[Gulf

U.S. '''RC-135S COBRA BALL aircraft''' are large aircraft, modified from transport aircraft, flown by United States Air Force crews of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron

...mbat Team]], they can be deployed, only with difficulty, by the heaviest [[transport aircraft]]. Intercontinental movement is usually by ship, either from a United State

...city than the AN/TTC-39, but can be carried by intratheater C-130 Hercules transport aircraft rather than requiring larger aircrft. <ref name=>{{citation

...d by helicopters, although it can be flown in medium and larger fixed-wing transport aircraft

...rst fell in love with Delaware when he looked out the window of a military transport aircraft flying into [[Dover Air Force Base]] during his first year in the U.S. Navy

...vention. Spraying was principally done from modified C-123 Provider light transport aircraft without extensive chemical protection for the crews. The program was calle

.... This includes [[close air support]], [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[transport aircraft|transport]], [[paratroop|airdrop]], medical evacuation, and reconnaissance. [[Transport aircraft]], flying through the "Hump" of the [[Himalayas]], above the planned ceilin

| title = The Berlin Airlift}}</ref> In modern terms, these are tiny [[transport aircraft]], but the C-54 was available and would become the principal instrument of

...ry the supplies to sustain a unit, whose personnel may fly in on passenger transport aircraft and man the equipment aboard the ships. The most common grouping is a squad

...operates a all-weather day/night airbase capable of operating C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft, the largest in the United States Air Force. It organizes multilateral exer

...ormally denotes a [[special operations]] variant, where "C" designates a [[transport aircraft]]. The Marines and Air Force appear to have, for unclear reasons, reversed

...xy, two specially designed C-5C's were procured by NASA for use as a heavy transport aircraft and flown by United States Air Force|USAF crews. ...n the early 1960's a single C-141A was procured by NASA for use as a heavy transport aircraft.

...e]]. Their operational security always held, so when fighters intercepted transport aircraft or submarines torpedoed oil tankers, there was always a plausible cover sto

...953, the French dropped a [[paratroop]] force into Dien Bien Phu, using 65 transport aircraft supported by fighters and bombers. <ref>Fall, HVSP, pp. 1-4</ref> Once lan

...and maritime strike surveillance. In U.S. service, these missions went to transport aircraft derivatives such as the [[P-3 Orion]] and [[RC-135 RIVET JOINT]].