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Photo ID: 1616167
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Photo ID: 1608911
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N15YC / 72-1875 (cn CX001) Seen here at 'dawn's early light', this predecessor to the C-17 now lies at rest in the Century Circle display outside of the west gates of this very important Air Force base. |
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Photo ID: 1574757
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72-1875 / 53 (cn CX001) The YC-15 was the McDonnell Douglas entry against the Boeing YC-14 in the Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition. This, the first of two, made her maiden flight on 28.8.75 and was later used as a CFM-56 engine test-bed. Registered as N15YC 4.97; moved from Palmdale to Edwards AFB in 4.08 and now displayed near the west gate (Rosamond) in the Century Circle. Although neither design was adopted, McDonnell Douglas later of course went on to develop the successful C-17 Globemaster III |
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Photo ID: 1574756
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72-1876 (cn CX002) The second YC-15 made an appearance at Farnborough in 1976 but went into storage at DM a couple of months prior to the date of this photo and has been there ever since |
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Photo ID: 1511830
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N15YC / 72-1875 (cn CX001) This aircraft suffered a massive failure of the #1 engine on July 11th, 1998 while being flown by Boeing pilots Ray Narleski and Norm Howell. They made an emergency landing at Palmdale and the aircraft sat there for ten years before being moved to Edwards AFB by road in 2008. Now on display at the Edwards AFB main gate. |
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Photo ID: 1471976
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N15YC / 72-1875 (cn CX001) A new gateguard at Edwards AFB first picture with full a/c!!! Canon 5D 16-35 F2,8 |
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Photo ID: 1451936
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72-1876 (cn CX002) This was the McDonnell Douglas entrant into the Air Force's Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition to replace the C-130 and would later form the basis for the C-17 design. Arrived at AMARG during Aug. 79 and is stored there with the PCN/Inventory No. AACX0002. |
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Photo ID: 1419532
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72-1876 (cn CX002) Together with Boeing's YC-14, these two prototypes competed for a bid to replace the C130 Hercules in 1976. That never happened, but the basic design of this plane eventually found its way to the C-17 Globemaster. |
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Photo ID: 1255365
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72-1876 (cn CX002) The second prototype C-15 being prepared for display at Farnborough International Airshow in 1976. The two YC-15 aircraft each had a different wingspan, this example having the shorter span of 110'. Although both the C-14 and the C-15 were initially unsuccessful, the C-15 served as the basis for the later, and much larger, C-17 transport. |
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Photo ID: 1201871
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Photo ID: 1180613
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72-1876 / 01876 (cn CX002) The second and final YC15 built as an experimental STOL pure jet transport on its take off roll for a demonstration at the 1976 Farnborough Airshow. Whilst never put into production this design lead to the development of the much larger C-17 |
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Photo ID: 1179353
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72-1876 / 01876 (cn CX002) This was an experimental design for a STOL replacement for the C130. Two examples were built, this being the second. Whilst production was never instigated the project lead to the development of the much larger C-17 a fact very evident when seen from this angle. |
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Photo ID: 1022837
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Photo ID: 0995982
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72-1876 (cn CX002) Experimental AMST Transporter seen at the Farnborough Air Show in 1976. |
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Photo ID: 0882180
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72-1876 (cn CX002) Later fitted with the CFM-56 fan experimentally ,the AMST contender evolved into the much larger C-17 |
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