Image:C-141 Starlifter contrail.jpg

English: A C-141 Starlifter leaves a contrail over Antarctica.

Deutsch: Kondensstreifen einer C-141B Starlifter über der Antarktis.

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  A C-141B Starlifter aircraft leaves four plumes of exhaust behind it as it prepares for an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze. Can airlift combat forces, equipment and supplies, and deliver them on the ground or by airdrop, using paratroop doors on each side and a rear loading ramp. It can be used for low-altitude delivery of paratroops and equipment, and high-altitude delivery of paratroops. It can also airdrop equipment and supplies using the container delivery system. It is the first aircraft designed to be compatible with the 463L Material Handling System, which permits off-loading 68,000 pounds (30,600 kilograms) of cargo, refueling and reloading a full load, all in less than an hour. The C-141 has an all-weather landing system, pressurized cabin and crew station. Its cargo compartment can easily be modified to perform around 30 different missions. About 200 troops or 155 fully equipped paratroops can sit in canvas side-facing seats, or 166 troops in rear-facing airline seats. Rollers in the aircraft floor allow quick and easy cargo pallet loading. A palletized lavatory and galley can be installed quickly to accommodate passengers, and when palletized cargo is not being carried, the rollers can be turned over to leave a smooth, flat surface for loading vehicles. In its aeromedical evacuation role, the Starlifter can carry about 103 litter patients, 113 ambulatory patients or a combination of the two. It provides rapid transfer of the sick and wounded from remote areas overseas to hospitals in the United States.

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for November 3, 2005. It was captioned as followed: English: A C-141B Starlifter leaves a contrail over Antarctica Deutsch: Kondensstreifen einer C-141B Starlifter über der Antarktis Français : Sillage d'avion se réfléchissant au soleil Česky: Kondenzační stopa za letounem C-141B Starlifter nad Antarktidou Deutsch: Kondensstreifen einer C-141B Starlifter über der Antarktis English: A C-141B Starlifter leaves a contrail over Antarctica Français : Sillage d'avion se réfléchissant au soleil Galego: Un C-141 Starlifter sobre a Antártida. Italiano: Un C-141B Starlifter lascia una scia sull'Antartide 日本語: 南極上空に飛行機雲を残すC-141B スターリフター Latina: Sulcus aëroplani super Antarctica Norsk (bokmål): En C-141B Starlifter etterlater seg kondensstriper over Antarktis Nederlands: Een C-141B Starlifter trekt een condensspoor over Antarctica. Norsk (nynorsk): Kondensasjonssky etter ein C-141B Starlifter over Antarktis. Polski: C-141B Starlifter zostawia smugę nad Antarktydą Português: Rasto de avião a jacto sobre a Antártida Русский: Инверсионный след от C-141B Starlifter над Антарктикой Slovenčina: C-141B Starlifter zanecháva kondenzačnú stopu nad Antarktídou ไทย: เครื่องบิน ซี-๑๔๑ บี สตาร์ลิฟเตอร์ ทิ้งรอยทางไอพ่นเหนือทวีปแอนตาร์กติกา zh-hans: 一架C-141军用运输机飞越南极时划出的凝迹