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25 August, a U.S. military plane landed at Russia’s Vnukovo airport.
Flight tracking service data showed that it was an American Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. Its tail number is already known — RCH4555. The plane departed from Riga and landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport. American Boeing C-17 Globemaster III now in Moscow (Photo: flightradar24.com) It is worth noting that before that it arrived in Latvia’s capital from the U.S. town of Camp Springs, where Andrews Air Force Base is located. That base is, by the way, where the U.S. presidential plane Air Force One is based. What the Kremlin says An official statement on the matter was made by the spokesman for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin — Dmitry Peskov. According to him, the Russian authorities have no information about a U.S. Air Force plane arriving in Moscow. The Kremlin spokesman claims there are also no plans to meet with representatives of the U.S. administration this week. What is known about the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III This is a heavy American military transport aircraft primarily intended for moving troops, equipment, and cargo over long distances. It is manufactured by Boeing and began entering U.S. Air Force service in 1993. Key specifications: Purpose: strategic and tactical airlift, troop and equipment deployment, airdropping, medical evacuation, and humanitarian missions. Payload capacity: up to 77,5 tons of cargo. The aircraft can carry heavy military equipment and oversized loads. Personnel capacity: can carry up to 102 servicemembers or paratroopers. Crew: only 3 people — two pilots and a loadmaster. Engines: four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, each with about 18,3 tons of thrust. Speed: around 850 km/h, or Mach 0,74. Length: 53 meters; wingspan — about 51,8 meters. Range: with maximum payload — about 4 400 km without refueling; the aircraft can be refueled in flight, which significantly increases its range.
By the way, recently Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov suspected the U.S. of strikes on Russian territory and began demanding “explanations.” It also became known what demand the Russian diplomat made to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding Ukraine.
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