Thread: Ukrainian An-124 vs. С-5А Galaxy.
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Old 06-05-2007, 18:59 PM   #36 (permalink)
Jimmy
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Originally Posted by ZOOMAN View Post
If your saying the C-17 is more capable than the AN-22 you better take another look, 1. C-17 Globemaster III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2. Antonov An-22 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If you think "capabilty" means "raw lifting ability" you need to reassess what the C-17 was designed for.

The AN-22 has a SLIGHT advantage in GTOW, and a couple hundred km. The C-17 can do things that AN-22 simply cant, or at least do them better.
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