{"id":9793,"date":"2021-04-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=9793"},"modified":"2021-04-14T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T22:21:02","slug":"parachutes-to-fill-the-skies-at-snf21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/04\/15\/parachutes-to-fill-the-skies-at-snf21\/","title":{"rendered":"Parachutes to fill the skies at #SNF21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time, Sun &#8216;n Fun will have a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flexible cargo aircraft taking up airspace over Lakeland, according to Leenhouts. The aircraft is 174 feet long and offers more than a quarter million tons of tactical airlift.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1019&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/080103-F-2034C-908-scaled.jpg?w=2220&amp;ssl=1 2220w\" \/><figcaption>Staff Sgt. John Eller conducts a pre-flight check on his C-17 Globemaster III  (U.S. Air Force photo\/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plane&#8217;s unique design gives the C-17 the unique ability to take off and land from small airfields, including those with runways as short as 3,500 feet and 90-feet wide. It also has the capacity to airdrop up to 102 paratroopers with its equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The C-17&#8217;s full capabilities will be shown off by the U.S. Special Operations Command as early as the 1 p.m. Tuesday air show. The Black Daggers,\u00a0The U.S. Army&#8217;s parachute demonstration team, will jump off the C-17 for performances in the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday afternoon airshows.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/170610-F-SH665-048.jpg?w=1110&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9795\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?attachment_id=9795\" class=\"wp-image-9795\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9796\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?attachment_id=9796\" class=\"wp-image-9796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/black_daggers-2000.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, Sun &#8216;n Fun will have a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III flexible cargo aircraft taking up airspace over Lakeland, according to Leenhouts. 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