U.S. heavy transport aircraft greeted by rain in Vietnam
U.S. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, which transports equipment needed for Obama's visit, on May 21 afternoon landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) in heavy rain.
The heavy military transport aircraft landed at about 5:20 p.m. yesterday.
The heavy rain delayed the unloading of equipment from the C-17 for a while.
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military airlift aircraft is a high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport vehicle capable of carrying payloads up to nearly 78 tons.
Equipment from the aircraft was unloaded after the heavy rain. C-17 has an international range and the ability to land on small airfields.
Two special vehicles unloading the aircraft
These special vehicles are about tens of meters long.
The two vehicles were parked at a corner of the airport
Previously, several U.S. heavy transport aircrafts had landed Noi Bai International Airport.
A local resident is using a binocular to watch the aircraft, which is regarded as the backbone of the U.S. military transport.
