Gemini Jets G2RAA640 1/200 C-17 RAAF A41-213 GEMINI JETS

Gemini Jets G2RAA640 – 1/200 Scale C-17 Globemaster III Diecast Model

• Gemini Jets G2RAA640 replicates in 1/200 scale the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, s/n A41-213 of No.36 Sqn, No.84 Wing, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), stationed at RAAF Base Amberly, Queensland.
• The RAAF operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs, assigned to No.36 Squadron. The first arrived in late 2006 and the final aircraft in 2015.

Features

• Constructed with metal and plastic components
• Undercarriage fixed extended
• Loading ramp displayable opened or closed
• Display stand included.

No.36 Squadron RAAF

No.36 Squadron is a strategic transport squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Stationed at RAAF Base Amberly, Queensland and operate eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs. Part of No 86 Wing which is part of Air Mobility Group.

The squadron first formed at RAAF Station Laverton, Victoria, in March 1942. In 1958 became the first non-US operator of Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Moved from RAAF Base Richmond to RAAF Base Amberley in 2006 and received the first C-17 Globemaster. The squadron has seen active service during World War II, the Korean War, the Indonesia–Malaysia and the Vietnam War. In more recent time, Afghanistan and Iraq along with humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large tactical and strategic airlifter that first flew on September 15, 1991, and entered service in January 1995 with the 17th Airlift Squadron, United States Air Force (USAF).

It continues the Douglas tradition of naming military cargo aircraft “Globemaster” (C-74 Globemaster and C-124 Globemaster II). Missions performed include transport of troops, cargo, medical evacuation and airdrops. Apart from the US military, it is in service with several countries and NATO. Production ended in 2014 with Boeing building ten additional aircraft without buyers. By April 2015, five of these aircraft had sold.

Developed from the YC-15 in the 1980s and early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas to replace the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and complement the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. McDonnell. Compared to the YC-15 the C-17 is larger with swept wings and more powerful engines. Douglas merged with Boeing in 1997.

The cargo hold measures 27 m (88 ft) long, 5.5 m (18 ft) wide and 3.76 m (12 ft 4 in) high with a maximum payload weight of 77.500 metric tons (85.5 US tons) and loads through a large aft ramp. It can carry palletised cargo and or vehicles including an M1 Abrams main battle tank or 102 paratroopers or 134 troops or 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients along with medical attendants.

The P&W F117-PW-100 turbofan engine’s thrust reversers direct exhaust air upwards and forward, reducing the risk of ingesting debris. They provide enough thrust to move the aircraft backwards when on the ground and are used to increase drag in maximum-rate descents.