A presentation by Global HeavyLift Managing Member Myron D. Stokes at the Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, in May 2007 outlining a comprehensive and long-term strategy for establishing a US/NATO-controlled heavylift industry -- the movement of goods via air too large or outsized to fit in any door of any 747 or similar size freighter -- using commercial/military variants of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The Heavy and Outsized sector is currently controlled by Russian and Ukraine utilizing commercial versions of the Antonov AN-124 military airlifter
Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Establishing A US/NATO Controlled Heavy & Outsized Industry; Establishing A US/NATO Controlled Heavy & Outsized Industry; Mitigating US Industrial Base Global Supply Chain Mitigating US Industrial Base Global Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Through Permanent Air Augmentation of Vulnerabilities Through Permanent Air Augmentation of Transport Methodologies Transport Methodologies A Presentation to: A Presentation to: SpeedNews Aerospace and Defense SpeedNews Aerospace and Defense Conference; The Jonathan Club Conference; The Jonathan Club Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA May 9, 2007 May 9, 2007 Prepared By: Prepared By: Myron D. Stokes, Managing Member Myron D. Stokes, Managing Member Sheila R, Ronis, Ph.D., Consultant Sheila R, Ronis, Ph.D., Consultant Thomas H. Miner, Member Thomas H. Miner, Member Gilles Saint Gilles Saint - - Hilaire, Ph.D., Consultant Hilaire, Ph.D., Consultant Tarek Ballout, Director, Middle Tarek Ballout, Director, Middle - - East Operations East Operations Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., Consultant Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., Consultant Robert E. Seaman III, Member Robert E. Seaman III, Member Abid Ghuman, Consultant Abid Ghuman, Consultant L. Jeantal Morris, Project Coordinator L. Jeantal Morris, Project Coordinator Gabriella Barthlow, Executive Assistant Gabriella Barthlow, Executive Assistant Wayne Rassner, Agent of Record Wayne Rassner, Agent of Record Kramer & Rassner, PC Kramer & Rassner, PC
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Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Establishing A US/NATO
Controlled Heavy & Outsized Industry; Mitigating US Industrial
Base Global Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Through Permanent Air
Augmentation of Transport Methodologies A Presentation to:
SpeedNews Aerospace and Defense Conference; The Jonathan Club Los
Angeles, CA May 9, 2007 Prepared By: Myron D. Stokes, Managing
Member Sheila R, Ronis, Ph.D., Consultant Thomas H. Miner, Member
Gilles Saint-Hilaire, Ph.D., Consultant Tarek Ballout, Director,
Middle-East Operations Nasim Uddin, Ph.D., Consultant Robert E.
Seaman III, Member Abid Ghuman, Consultant L. Jeantal Morris,
Project Coordinator Gabriella Barthlow, Executive Assistant Wayne
Rassner, Agent of Record Kramer & Rassner, PC
JUNE 1940 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN Were it not for the US escorted
Liberty ship convoys and Lend-Lease, Goerings Operation Sea Lion
would have succeeded in defeating Great Britain, thus ensuring an
entirely different outcome of World War II. Conversely, control of
a nations global supply chain is thus rendered an imperative to
maintain economic and national security. National Security
Strategist Dr. Sheila Ronis 2 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
LLC
May 1943 Professor Barnes Wallace, inventor of the
extraordinarily strong geodetic aircraft structure for the
initially indispensable Vickers-Armstrong Wellington bomber,
understood the critical role technological innovation would play if
the war with outcome not certain for the allied forces in 1943 were
to be won. His development of a cylindrical spinning bomb dropped
from Avro Lancasters of the famed RAF No. 617 Dam Buster squadron
at precisely 220 mph, an altitude of 60ft and a 400 rpm backwards
spin over water, breached the Moehner and Eder dams in Germany
while damaging the Sorpe; disrupting albeit temporarily
hydroelectric power generation and war materiels manufacturing in
the Ruhr Valley - -Commentary based on May 2003 analysis
Super-Globalism: Strategies For Maintaining a Robust Industrial
Base Through Technological, Policy and Process Improvement eMOTION!
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Dam Buster Avro Lancaster (Note: A new movie depicting this
event is in the making from the producers of King Kong) 4 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Spring 1943 Pacific Theater of Operations Quite aware of the
post-Midway strategic, tactical and supply disadvantages under
which his 5th and 13th Air Forces (USAAF) operated out of Port
Moresby, New Guinea among other Pacific bases against a thoroughly
entrenched enemy at Rabaul and separated only by the Stanley
mountain range, General George C. Kenney ordered Douglas A-20 pilot
extraordinaire Paul P.I. Gunn (a best friend of my Godfather, M/Sgt
Charles H. Jackson who was not only a top turret gunner on the
B-17F Captain and The Kids, but armorer for P-38 Aces Dick Bong and
Tommy McGuire) whom Kenney called his All around fixer and
gadgeteer to give him an advantage. Gunn did exactly that, as
demonstrated by the emergence of B-25 and A-20 medium bombers with
outrageously devastating firepower. Not the least of which were
Mitchells with 12 .50 cal. Guns in the nose, H variants of this
plane with a 75mm cannon, along with the perfecting of skip bombing
techniques in anti-shipping duties 5 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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May 2007 Economic War A state of affairs wherein the trade
policies, financial and technological resources of an entire
country are structured and applied so as not only to render
industries of that country hyper-competitive against those of the
target country, but to eliminate them. This requires a response
based on acute recognition of an economic and sociological reality
by crafting strategies that include trade policy modification and a
resurgence of technological innovation to protect yes protect the
all important industrial base. Without which no country can survive
Economic war is always waged first Sun Tzu 6 May 9, 2007 Copyright
2005 GHH, LLC
The Three Battles of Economic War According to Dr. Ronis, in
the paper Total Life Cycle Management: A Different Approach to War,
quot;The near battle is where the troops are engaged in daily
combat. For a team engaged in product development, the near battle
is in the daily designing, developing, engineering, and
manufacturing of the product. The near battle can be described as a
product being made and sold in the marketplace on a day-by-day
basis in competition with global competitors. quot;The rear battle
is the infrastructure, or foundation needed to support a continuous
near battle. This includes enablers in the environment such as
well-educated and trained people, including leadership, well
designed processes, and the development and inculcation of doctrine
or governing and operating principles and the associated
accountabilities required. quot;The deep battle is the
infrastructure needed to fight future battles. For product teams,
this is the investment in future infrastructures, such as R&D
or advanced manufacturing, the development of process, holistic
management and the skills and learning which are required for the
future of all employees or soldiers. 7 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Three Battles (contd) quot;The rules of war say that all three
battles must be fought at the same time, so leadership must align
itself, the behavior of all its people and the organizations
capability as the three battlefields are planned for, strategies
are determined, and executed. The three battles are viewed as a
system. quot;Conversely, the utilization of war strategies and
tactics by a company or a country seeking dominance in a given
industrial sector demands a response in kind. Failure to do ensures
the ignominy of defeat. 8 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Critical Environmental Factors U.S. has lost control of global
shipping and emerging heavy-lift industries, causing concerns
regarding national security, and has already had negative impact on
U.S. largest industries It is imperative that all concerned
recognize that the industrial base is inseparable from the defense
industrial base U.S. Air Force has been involved with non-financial
support since 2001 Utilization of (B)C-17 capabilities never before
used in industry U.S. is in economic war with other world powers
and this initiative begins the process of initiative improving U.S.
industrial base survivability in two specific markets; heavy and
outsized markets; and its Short/Austere Project market subset. Both
served by Boeings C-17 Globemaster Boeing C- Commercial Variant the
BC-17. BC- 9 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
The Global Heavylift Market U.S. Air Force Scenarios HOM/SAM
HOM (Heavy Outsized Market) Currently in the control of the
Russians/Ukrainians (AN-124s) SAM (Short Austere Market) Estimated
at a total of more than $380 billion worth of projects in oil and
gas exploration, mining, space exploration, etc. and it will grow
Above and beyond the current air cargo market of $137 billion RTKs
(revenue ton kilometers) Business cases,(17) conducted by the A.F.
work well for the commercial version of the C-17, the BC-17.
Further, the AN-124 can compliment the BC-17 in SAM missions. 10
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Vision: Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC A Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA) Listed Contractor (www.ccr.gov) NAICS 481212, 4522 A
Future where Americans and NATO allies have effectively developed
an air-based global supply chain transportation method alternative
and control the global heavylift industry 11 May 9, 2007 Copyright
2005 GHH, LLC
Vulnerabilities of U.S. Industrial Base Global Supply Chain to
Foreign-owned/controlled Shipping and Terror Threat China and S.
Korea either own or control the bulk of the worlds shipping Chinas
burgeoning influence both economically and militarily render it
capable of disrupting the ocean-borne global supply chain for U.S.
industry at will. This threat exists whenever Sino-American policy
discord induces a trade-based retaliation. Boeings drop from 82%
marketshare to 67% of new airliner business to arch-rival AIRBUS in
the aftermath of U.S. support for Taiwan during a showdown in 1996,
according to former Boeing China President Ray Bracy, was strongly
felt CHINAS MILITARY BUILDUP IS WORRISOME, according to US/China
Security Commission data in its 2006 report to Congress and as
expressed in March 2007 hearings conducted in Washington
(www.USCC.gov). US intelligence has confirmed that Aegis BMD
technology, representing the defensive core of US Naval forces, has
been compromised by a front company posing as a LMCO supplier;
There is strong reason to believe F-22 Raptor technology has been
compromised in this same manner, along with expectation of a
Chinese fighter incorporating this technology, complete with
internal weapons bay and stealth, making an appearance within 3
years. 12 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Vulnerabilities of U.S. Industrial Base Global Supply Chain to
Foreign-owned/controlled Shipping and Terror Threat (contd) With
the completion of an operationally ready Koznetskov-class carrier,
the 67,500 ton Varyag purchased by the PLAN from the Ukraine
projected by year end, there is no reason to believe a repeat of
the 1996 Hainan Straits Destroyer show down (forcing an
embarrassing stand down on the part of Chinese forces) will occur
in a 2007 cross straits confrontation relative to Taiwan
re-annexation. The rapid building of Aegis-clone equipped Luyang
II-class Destroyers and Russian Slava-class type Cruisers along
with an accelerated build on an entirely indigenous design that
brings to mind the venerable Battle Cruiser owing to heavy surface
armament, strongly supports this contention. According to DoD
insiders, there is evidence emerging that the outcome of a South
China Sea PLAN and US naval force confrontation may be a defeat for
the 7th Fleet within the next five years. South Korea, despite its
status as a military ally, is less so economically, especially when
it comes to lucrative trade with the Chinese. The Cho shipping
magnate family has made it known to whom and where their loyalties
lie, and will no doubt allow itself to follow China in a potential
and sudden unavailability of ships. This is one of the core reasons
South Korea did not make the final cut among Asian nations,
inclusive of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan and Japan,
considered for a BC-17 epicenter. 13 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Global Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (contd) We are seeing
increasing indications that Al-Qaeda is preparing to strike U.S.
interests abroad. Worldwide Caution is being issued to remind U.S.
citizens of the continuing threat that they may be a target of
terrorist actions, even after the anniversary date of the September
11 attacks and to add the potential threats to maritime interests.
U.S. Department of State, Oct 2003 In Recent decades, the
Asia-Pacific region has followed its main trade partners in North
America and Europe in deregulating and encouraging freer trade.
After the terrorist plots and bombings in Indonesia and other parts
of Southeast Asia, the region and its leading trade partners must
tighten security at sea, in ports and in other parts of the
logistic supply chain that delivers goods on a just-in-time,
just-enough basis. This supply chain has become critical to modern
manufacturing around the world. -New Zealand Herald, Jan 02 15 May
9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Aftermath of Al-Qaeda attack on the French oil tanker Limburg
using an explosives-laden small boat -- October 2002 16 May 9, 2007
Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
A New Threat: Irans Acquisition of Shkval Rocket Torpedo
Technology (An ability to close oil supply - critical Strait of
Hormuz?) It can be assumed that Russian developed rocket torpedo
technology recently tested by Iran at underwater speeds of 223 mph,
and theoretically up to the speed of sound owing to
gas-plasma-envelopment of projectile-induced coefficient of
friction elimination, will soon find its way into the weapons
caches of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist operations. Thus, an
expanded, clear and present danger to maritime shipping interests.
At present, countermeasures even for naval vessels are virtually
non-existent -- National Security Strategist Dr. Sheila Ronis,
President, The University Group, Inc. 17 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Dominance of Heavy and Outsize Market by AN-124 Ruslan
Commercialized Version of Military Airlifter In building the
Ruslans, Antonov stumbled (not really; Boeing research identified
the HOM as viable in 1993) on a niche market that is both growing
(roughly .5 billion in 2004) and not well-served by the major
Western aircraft makers. Boeing Co.s biggest cargo aircraft, the
747-400, is roughly the size of the Ruslan. But the Boeing plane is
designed to ship containers and other standard-sized commercial
loads. Those with special needs, such as an air force shipping
helicopters, prefer the Antonovs outsized loading ramps and ability
to land at ill-equipped airports and other rough airports Relying
on Vladimir Putins Russia or politically unsettled Ukraine worries
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATOs Secretary-General. We have to phone
Antonov or we have to phone his Russian counterpart to get
transport planes, and thats a situation I do not like. - - The Wall
Street Journal January 19, 2005 18 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
LLC
Antonov AN-124 Ruslan 19 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
LLC
National Security Concerns The integral role aerospace plays in
[the United States] economy, security, mobility, and values makes
global leadership in aviation and space a national imperative.[1]
As the United States stands dangerously close to squandering the
advantage bequeathed to [it] by prior generations of aerospace
leaders, [2] GHH, LLC, is convinced along with its strategic
partners, that it is essential to [this countrys] international
competitiveness in the aerospace industry (and the commercial and
trade advantages that derive from that position) that US companies
manufacture and operate aircraft, such as the BC-17, that can
penetrate the relatively untapped air cargo markets of the future.
It is not a matter of if we will fight the Chinese, but when[3] [1]
Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry,
Final Report, 2002, p. vi. [2] Ibid. [3] DoD internal 20 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Mission Global Heavylift
Holdings, LLC, the first US company established to demonstrate the
viability of a change in policy towards expanded
government/industry collaboration that is routine among major
international trading partners. Indeed, it is collaborative efforts
such as these that brought about the Erie Canal, Americas
railroads, the Civilian Nuclear Program and the Space Program,
which no private entity could have brought about on its own. And,
through a holistic and systemic approach utilizing best practices
within the disciplines of systems science along with its strategic
partners in industry and government, it will and has: Created the
architecture for global infrastructure of a new American controlled
heavylift industry. Execute a plan to profitably become the largest
global company in the heavylift industry by supporting global
industry and Federal Departments and Agencies from DoD to NASA.
Modify the global supply chain management efforts throughout U.S.
industry to include air augmentation. 21 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Mission (contd) Global HeavyLift
Holdings, wont: Work with financial institutions seeking to
perpetuate the old aircraft acquisition model assigning virtually
all risk to the customer rather than a balanced partnership seeking
a common goal as is dictated by this initiative. That model is
broken as the industry landscape littered with the carcasses of
failed and failing US air carriers irrefutably demonstrates. Work
with States or countries choosing to look the other way in terms of
economic development policies that embrace, rather than repel,
clearly predatory marketing strategies that are a manifestation of
the economic war, in the Sun Tzu sense, waged against this countrys
industrial base. The current state of our automotive and aerospace
sectors, having too long ignored this reality, confirms this
contention. Indeed, our mission to potential epicenter states and
countries is not about adding building square footage and warm
bodies to announce in the latest economic development press
release, but about making those locales the global air operations
Epicenter of a new and powerful globe- spanning industry that will
set and change economic and geo- political policies for decades. 22
May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to The (Blog) Forum (From a
Canadian Taxpayer Against Purchase of CAF C-17s) So who is this
Global HeavyLift Holding, LLC? The article tells us. GHH is a
strategic air transport solutions entity that was born of a
multi-year public/private (note: multi- read DoD/Boeing) effort
among forward thinkers in both the private sector and government to
government mitigate emerging and observable vulnerabilities in the
U.S. industrial base global supply chain. industrial Such
vulnerabilities are represented by the fact that no ocean-borne
shipping is in U.S. hands at ocean- present, thus potentially
subjecting American corporations, especially automotive, and their
global especially operations to the whims and perhaps economically
hostile activities of and by foreign governments. activities Add to
this the risk of terrorist activities, which have, according to the
Department of Homeland according Security, targeted maritime
operations; i.e., ships, ports and ocean containersquot; ocean
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) listed, it is the goal of GHH and
its strategic partners around the Defense planet to work with key
logistics personnel within these corporations and government
agencies to corporations conceptualize, craft and structure
long-term global supply chain alternative transportation long-
methodologies through continuous -- not stop gap or emergency --
air augmentation solutions. Its most important mission, however,
has been in the co-development of global architecture for co-
infrastructure of a new American controlled industry, Heavylift,
utilizing the excellent airlift performance characteristics of the
Boeing BC-17. BC- 17. There you have it. Global Heavylift Holdings
LLC is a US Government funded ploy to provide for the Government
survival of the Boeing Long Beach plant where the C-17 is built
with US taxpayer money (but not C- with the US Defence budget) in
order to provide US taxpayer-funded subsidized airlift to cater to
taxpayer- US government airlift needs. It would be revealing and
ironic if they did flights into Iraq for DoD, since they claim to
exist to cater to the oil industry (I'm eager to find out how ITAR
will have to re- eager re- invent itself to authorise those
flights) There used to be a company that was very similar to this
new one, the infamous Florida one, based Air America. (Not everyday
youre accused of being the CIA!) America. you 23 May 9, 2007
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Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Current Objectives Obtain bases
of operations globally to function as GHH Epicenters in the US,
Europe and Asia-Pacific. Follow-up with companies involved in case
study development and craft pathways for integration of BC-17 into
supply chain architecture within let projects for oil, gas, gold,
diamonds and national infrastructure Continuance of efforts to
implement permanent global supply chain air augmentation (B-747)
initiative resulting from 4 years of interaction with Fortune 25
corporations, and presentations to logistics personnel in early
2004. The structure of these presentations result from a conjoined
effort of GHH, its Global Logistics and air operations partners.
Obtain funding for the initial C-17s. 24 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Veteran Champion of Global Supply Chain Permanent Air
Augmentation and A Major Step in Mitigating its Vulnerabilities:
B-747 25 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
The Future of Heavy and OutsizeBC-17 26 May 9, 2007 Copyright
2005 GHH, LLC
Boeing BC-17 Background Information The BC-17 (formerly known
as the MD-17) offers new air cargo delivery capabilities ideally
matched to the global changes occurring in logistics and
manufacturing. Manufacturers and shippers of all types are being
challenged for time definite delivery to global markets. Often
these are emerging markets located in remote locations and
characterized by limited transportation infrastructure. Worldwide
demand for heavy and outsize goods, defined as too large to fit
through the doors of conventional freighter aircraft, is
increasing. High valued products including satellites, construction
equipment, and power generating equipment require special handling.
Regardless of cargo size, there is an increasing requirement for
rapid delivery to satisfy customers. 27 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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The Future: BC-17 This service time provides competitive
advantage and minimizes inventory, insurance, trans-shipment and
handling costs as well as other elements of the total logistics
cost chain. With the BC-17, logistics planners have new options for
picking up products closer to the manufacturing source and
delivering them nearer the final destination. The unique design
characteristics of the BC-17, including the incorporation of
powered lift technology, enable operations at smaller airports
unavailable to today's large conventional cargo aircraft. Many
developing countries have large infrastructure projects (power
plants, waterways, etc.) that are not situated near existing
seaports, major airports, major roads or railways. In contrast,
developed economies face increasing congestion issues at major
international airports. The BC-17 is the only aircraft that can
capitalize on these opportunities and dramatically lessen the
requirements for cargo preparation, ground transportation and
loading and unloading. 28 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
BC-17: New Levels of Flexibility and Airborne Athleticism 29
May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Undeniable Athleticism in The Sky or On The Ground The
projected emergence of the Heavy and Outsized (HOM) market and a
profound awareness that substantial savings could be realized by
reducing supply chain systemic complexities historically endemic to
remotely placed but extremely valuable oil, gas, mining and other
infrastructure development projects worldwide, has created
substantial opportunity for the BC-17, a commercialized version of
the stunningly capable Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military
arilifter. Defined as the Project Related Business, the airborne
athleticism of the BC-17 is ideal to support this market and has
lead to a detailed project market analysis. Since inception of this
initiative, much has changed in the way of national and global
security concerns both militarily and economically, and this market
analysis, used as a business base in this business plan is
reflective of these new realities. Ground Servicing Narrow Taxiways
Tight Turns 90 ft (27.4 m) 180 Turns Normal 40 ft (12.2 m) Steering
Minimum Star Turn Backing Fwd Fwd Turn Center 3-Point Star Turn 80
ft (24.4m) 3-Point (Star) Turn 80 ft (24.4 m) Minimum Turn Minimum
Turn (Asymetric Thrust + Light Differential Braking) 116 ft (35.4
m) (Asymmetric Thrust+Light Normal Steering Turn 30 May 9, 2007
2007 143 ft (43.6 m) Differential Braking) 116 ft (35.4m) Copyright
2005 GHH, LLC Normal Steering Turn 143 ft (43.6m)
BC-17 Performance BC-17X Landing Field Length Steep Approach W
eight (x 1,000 kg) 136 156 176 196 216 6,500 1,963 Pending FAA
approval 6,000 1,763 5,500 Field Length (m) Field Length (ft) 1,563
Wet 5,000 4,500 1,363 4,000 1,163 Dry 3,500 963 3,000 2,500 763 300
320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460 480 500 W eight (X 1,000 lb) 32 May
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BC-17 Performance The only aircraft that might come close to
the performance of the C-17 is a 489kt Sikorsky Skycrane with 87
ton capacity and 2500nm range 33 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
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History and Design of the BC-17 The unparalleled design of the
BC-17 ideally matches the expanding needs of the global commercial
market. In addition to accommodating approximately 87 tons (79
metric tons) in its 20,900 cubic-foot (592 cubic- meter) cargo bay
that is wide enough for two rows of large trucks side by side, this
highly versatile aircraft can take off, land, deliver its cargo,
and turn around on austere runways approximately 4,000 feet (1,200
meters) long and 90 feet (28 meters) wide. Moreover, landing in
short distances is not the only capability that makes the BC-17
uniquely suitable to austere airfields. Powered by four Pratt &
Whitney PW2000 series turbofans with full reverse capabilities and
a combined 161,760 lbs (719.6kN) of thrust, the BC-17 has a cruise
speed of 563 mph (906 kmph, or 489 knots) and a range of 2,500
nautical miles (4,630 km) at maximum payload without refueling. The
engine thrust- reversing system can back the BC-17 up a 2 percent
grade fully loaded, allowing the aircraft to park forward in tight
ramp spaces, off-load, and back out when the crew is ready to
depart. This system also eliminates the jet blast and engine noise
danger to crew members and equipment moving behind the aircraft
during off-loading and on-loading operations with the engines
running. In addition, the thrust-reversing engines are mounted well
above the ground. This design feature, combined with the high wing,
directs the exhaust up and forward, greatly reducing blowing debris
and the potential for foreign objects to be ingested by the engines
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History and Design, contd .[1] Furthermore, ready access to all
areas of the aircraft without complicated or sophisticated ground
equipment makes the BC-17 easy to maintain in austere airfields.
BC- (For example, a self-jacking capability allows for tire and
brake changes on the main self- landing gear without having to rely
on standard aircraft jacks, and fuel boost pumps can be removed and
replaced without de-fueling and purging the fuel tanks.)[2] de-
tanks.)[2] The C-17s roll-on/roll-off cargo capabilities allow very
large and heavy military C- 17 roll- on/roll- equipment to be
loaded quickly and efficiently. The United States Air Force has
been taking advantage of the extraordinary capabilities
extraordinary of the BC-17s military variant, the C-17, for over a
decade. The C-17 took off on its BC- 17 C- C- maiden flight on
September 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered to
model Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, on June 14, 1993.
Since the first C-17 Since C- squadron was declared operationally
ready on January 17, 1995, the Air Forces C-17 the Force C- fleet
has logged over 400,000 flight hours. Its missions have included
flying troops, included equipment, and humanitarian aid to
Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, the Allied Force Bosnia,
Operation in Kosovo, the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, and
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation The USAFs initial contract with
McDonnell Douglas/Boeing was for 120 C-17s to be USAF C- delivered
through 2004, but in early 2002 the order was increased to 180
planes through increased 2008. The wisdom of this decision was
borne out when the aircraft proved indispensable aircraft during
the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Current AF Freedom. data outlines the need for 300 or more
airlifters to meet current and projected needs, current especially
in the unstable world of asymmetric warfare wherein Rapid
Deployment Deployment takes on a new and urgent definition. A role
for which no other aircraft in the world is so uniquely suited
besides C-17. C- [1] The Boeing Company, C-17 Globemaster III:
Technical Description and Planning Guide, 2002, p. 2-1. Guide, 2-
[2] Ibid, p. 6-1. 6- 35 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
History and design, contd In May of 1995, the C-17 was awarded
the Collier Trophy for the top aeronautical achievement of the
year, and on February 4, 1999, President Clinton presented the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to the manufacturer, The
Boeing Company Airlift and Tanker Program. During routine flight
testing at Edwards Air Force Base in 2001, the C-17 set 22 world
records, including payload to altitude, time to climb, and short
takeoff and landing mark. (The aircraft successfully took off and
landed in less than 1,400 feet while carrying a payload of 44,000
lbs to altitude.) In subsequent testing, the C-17 set 11 more
records pending approval, bringing the total number of world
records to 33. 36 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
The Model T Allowed Henry Ford and Detroit to Lay Claim to
Putting The World On Wheels. 37 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
LLC
The C-17/BC-17 May Allow Designated U.S.,UK and Asia-based Air
Ops Epicenters to Lay Claim to Putting The World And Industry On
Heavylift Wings 38 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
GHH Global Hubs: U.S., Europe, Asia (SAM Missions) ) (8) (8)
(5) (8) (8) (5) (5) (6&7) (3) (8) 39 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
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Demilitarization of BC-17 Considering the dual role of BC-17,
that is to say, its instant availability in times of national
emergency or disaster relief/humanitarian efforts, it is
recommended and acknowledged as a viable approach that demil is at
most modest. I.e.; it is not necessary to remove fuel tank armor
designed to withstand a 23mm round; it is not necessary to remove
military radios as they can simply be locked away; no need to
remove aerial refueling plumbing fitting a plate over the boom
aperture will suffice, and which can be removed in 45 minutes; no
need to remove infrared anti-missile countermeasures, considering
they will become standard issue to commercial airliners globally
near term. The rear lift gate, however, will be de-energized to
prevent in-flight opening, and thus precludes Da Nang-type touch
and goes! 42 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
SPACE PROGRAM 43 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
CEV/CLV IN LUNAR ORBIT 44 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH,
LLC
Return To The Moon and Mars Mission: A USD 3Trillion Endeavor
45 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
CEV AND BC-17: SPACE PROGRAM SYMBIOSIS 46 May 9, 2007 Copyright
2005 GHH, LLC
Next Steps * We are prepared to designate our US, UK and Asia
Air operations epicenter locales in a matter of days. * Move as
quickly as possible relative to issuance of a 10.8 billion (30 new
and/or 60 A model C-17s) triple and simultaneous private equity
raise for second quarter 2007 via a consortium/syndicate of
financial institutions created by lead bank * Expect positive
developments relative to issuance of necessary Congressional
language permitting resale of first generation C-17s to private
sector (GHH, LLC) by AF 47 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Next Steps (contd) Continued push for Far 21.27 exemption for
BC-17 with FAA Continued push for Congressional language to permit
resale of A model C-17s, thus initializing process of
Transformational Recapitalization that will forever change the DoD
acquisition process 48 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Latest Update From The Hill An allowance for 10 (203 total)
additional C-17s and required funding is in the mark- up for FY
2008 Defense Appropriations (HASC) Language potentially allowing
for the neutralizing of a Congressional Mandate requiring retrofit
of C5A is also within this mark-up, effectively setting the stage
for 30 or more additional C-17s moving closer to the 300+ aircraft
needed for current and projected DoD airlift rquirements. 49 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Failure is not an option We are convinced that we are on the
cusp of a new industry that will not only perpetuate and grow the
value and viability of the designated States industrial base, but
that of the nation. We must not fail in this initiative, crafted to
mitigate the acknowledged erosion of the US industrial base, and
which has strong support from industry and government. 50 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
The Requested Task for SPEEDNEWS Aerospace and Defense
Conference Participants 1.Promote and encourage among your peers
and clientele the validity and urgency of Air as a permanent
component of Global Supply Chain transport methodologies. The move
from stopgap and emergency utilization by industry while dedicating
5-10% of component movement to air will lower air costs and those
associated with traditional modes of transportation through
economies of scale and reduction of systemic inefficiencies. This
can help stimulate growth in the air cargo industry for commodity
freight utilizing traditional aircraft like 747 initially, thus
contributing to base stabilization and mitigating the very real
threat of US industrial base global supply chain. 2. We would also
appreciate your help in encouraging the FAA to grant the 21.27
exemption with or without Congressional language specific to this
51 May 9, 2007 request. Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Weblog: Dr. Thomas P.M Barnett, former US Naval War College
Professor and author of The Pentagons New Map: War and Peace in The
21st Century 24 June 2004 Whether we like it or not, the world is
indeed, at war. Obviously, not war in the traditional sense it is
asymmetric but war just the same. According to my colleague Dr.
Sheila Ronis, a national security strategist Global war begins with
economic crises such as the major problems in Japan, the
overheating of the China economy due to its insatiable, and now
unstoppable appetite for raw material, and the continued
instability within the Middle-East, compounded by the uncertainties
of Iraqi War outcome. We are right now contending with
macro-economic trends that are outstripping and outpacing any
efforts to keep them in check. Crises not dissimilar to these in
the 1930s directly led to World War II. Very similar and very
dangerous. [Dr. W. Edwards] Deming once told me that Japan went to
war because they thought their population was about to starve.
Their backs were to the wall, and they felt they had no choice but
to pursue this course in view of then existent US economic
policies. War is often the inevitable aftermath of negative
economic forces on nations, and we have to be mindful of the
difficulties facing multiple nations simultaneously, now, as then.
We are seeing in real-time the viability of the core and gap
scenarios postulated by Dr. Barnett in his book The Pentagons New
Map. Moreover, the Chinese view the global pie as a zero sum game;
their win is a loss for the US in every category of the nations
existence. However, if globalization is properly managed, the
entire pie can grow. If it is not managed, thats when the
industrial base would collapse. Conversely, the enemy is not
globalization, it is, rather, the lack of managing it. 52 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Weblog Barnett (contd) The statement, So goes the economy, so
goes the military might is axiomatic. A non-linearist would say we
are at the tipping point and unless clear and implementable
strategies for preservation of the US industrial base as
represented by GM, Ford, Boeing, Lockheed- Martin,
Northrop-Grumman, General Dynamics, Delphi and other core
components emerge in the very short term, its relative stability
will disintegrate followed by the possible collapse of the US
economy. Prescient words, we think 53 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005
GHH, LLC
Colleagues, it is June 1940 again, so we need and welcome you
aboard this mission to revitalize and solidify Americas industrial
and transportation leadership The future is in our hands The Global
HeavyLift Team 54 May 9, 2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Global Heavylift Holdings, LLC Initial Key Personnel Myron D.
Stokes, Managing Partner Sheila R. Ronis, Ph.D., Consultant Thomas
H. Miner, Member Pete Sanderlin, GM Kalitta Air (Strategic Air
Partner) Gilles Saint-Hilaire, Ph.D., Consultant Norman W. Fishman,
Member Tarek Ballout, Director, Middle East Operations Nasim Uddin,
Ph.D., Consultant Robert E. Seaman III Abid Ghuman, Consultant
Gabriella Barthlow, Executive Assistant L. Jeantal Morris, Project
Coordinator Wayne H. Rassner, Agent of Record 55 May 9, 2007
Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC
Strategic Partners Air: Kalitta (Michigan) Training: Air Force
and Boeing Real Estate Evaluation: Cushman & Wakefield
(Mississippi, Michigan) Counsel: Baker & McKenzie (Illinois)
Strategic Visioning: University Group, Inc. (Michigan) 56 May 9,
2007 Copyright 2005 GHH, LLC