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A BBJ for the Real Brass
No, that's not just a converted Boeing 737 with a cargo door parked
here on the ramp-it is one of the first two 737-700IGWs delivered
to the U.S. military as a C-40A. Beefed up with an increased gross
weight, it features an FAA-certified cargo door installed on the
production line-and thus available to civil operators, too. Orders
stand at up to seven, with a potential for 30 or so for the U.S.
Navy alone. Meanwhile the Air Force version, the C-40B, is essentially
a BBJ right down to its winglets. Six to seven are on order. Boeing
believes up to 60 C40A/Bs will be needed to replace C-9A/B and
Cs.
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