C-17_tests_Phoenix_snow_runway_for_wheeled_aircraft_at_McMurdo_Station_--_Antarctica_--_November_2016.jpg
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US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Research Civil Engineer, T.J. Melendy, watches from his snowmobile as a C-17 takes off from the new Phoenix Airfield at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. After withstanding two takeoffs, two landings and a series of taxiing maneuvers, the new airfield is certified safe for wheeled aircraft.
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| Source | https://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contenthandler.cfm?id=4284 |
| Author | Michael Lucibella, National Science Foundation |
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This image is a work of a National Science Foundation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the image is in the public domain . |
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