![]() The nose landing gear was stuck in the belly, but the aircraft came to a safe halt and no injuries were reported. Those features also probably come in handy when the moose droppings hit the fan, like in October when a C-17 made a belly landing at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. The C-17’s high wings, slats and externally blown flaps give the plane the lift it needs to take off and land on such short stretches, according to the Air Force. Airman assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing surveys a C-5 M Super Galaxy prior to launch, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. By comparison, the much-larger C-5 Galaxy requires about 6,000 feet at the absolute minimum, according to Travis Air Force Base and the Government Accountability Office. According to the Air Force, the plane can land on runways as short as 3,500 feet (about two thirds of a mile). Despite its size, the Moose can fit into some pretty tight corners. ![]() The “Moose” nickname is far from the only cool feature on the C-17. Just as the C-130s are the Herc Gang, and the KC-135 are the Gas Wagon Mafia. “It’s pretty common to hear the C-17 called the Moose at work,” one Air Force pilot told Task & Purpose. “It is a popular nickname, with squadron posters and t-shirts dedicated to it,” he said. Technically, the moniker even has its own line of unofficial merchandise. “Airmen have affectionately nicknamed the C-17, “The Moose” for the distinct sound it makes during refueling,” said Darrell Lewis, the historian for the 437th Airlift Wing. “When refueling, pressure relief vents on the aircraft make a moose call sound.” If you are curious why the C-17 is called The Moose, this should answer that question! During ground refueling, the aircraft has pressure relief vents, which when in use sound like a moose call! #themightymoosecall □…#westcoastdemoteam #sendit #airshowlondon #skydrive #c17 #c17globemaster #moose #mightymoose #moosemafia #jblm #mcchordafb #mcchordairforcebase #airshow #airshowfam #aviation #aviationphotography #aviationlovers #avgeek #aircraftrefueling #demwingletsdoePosted by C-17 West Coast Demo Team on Monday, September 14, 2020 That’s right, when it’s mating season for a female moose (called a cow), she emits a “wail-like bawl” while male moose respond with “a heavy grunt-like noise that can be heard up to half a kilometer away,” according to Canada’s Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The real reason, believe it or not, is because the aircraft actually sounds a lot like a female moose in heat. While ‘Moose’ seems like the perfect moniker for a big, strong, slow-moving aircraft like the C-17, the real reason for the nickname may surprise you. The legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II attack plane is called the Warthog because of its weird-looking appearance and pugnacious, close-to-the mud spirit the F-16 Fighting Falcon is called the Viper because it resembles the eponymous spacecraft in Battlestar Galactica (according to some accounts), and the sexagenarian B-52 Stratofortress is called the BUFF (big ugly fat f**ker) because, well, that’s what it is.Īnd then there’s the C-17 Globemaster III, the 30-year-old cargo jet that can do anything from drop paratroopers to carry a 69-ton M1 Abrams Battle Tank, and it’s got a great nickname: The Moose. SHAREĪir Force jets have a lot of great nicknames. Thank you.(Task & Purpose photo illustration / Air Force / Veronika Ronkos / Wikipedia). Feel free to share the article or download the meme and then share. Okay, let’s be honest, I just wanted to show off the moose meme. I thought it would be an interesting article to discuss the vowels we use in SRO. I have referred to this great website many times over the years. The article has many examples and even audio by Solomon Ratt, audio is always very helpful for the learners. It presents information on all the consonants and vowels used in the Cree language. There is an excellent article from our friends at the Cree Literacy Network called “ Reading Plains Cree in SRO,” I encourage you to check it out. Woodland Cree word – nīci-mōswa – my fellow moose Woodland Cree word – nīcimos – my boyfriend/girlfriend ĬreEnglish word – nīci-mōs or nīci-moose – my fellow moose Listen to the audio, and you will notice how it is sounded out. The proper Woodland Cree word, would be nīci mōswa. In CreEnglish, nīci mōs or nīci moose, means, my fellow moose. Now if the moose could talk, one of them could say, nīcimos, which means my boyfriend or girlfriend (romantic partner). ![]() In the meme, you see a moose kissing another moose. The word is actually much closer to the Ojibwe word “ mooz,” except they use a nasalised “oo” sound. Moose sounds very much like our Cree word, mōswa.
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