93-0601 (cn P-17) 58th Airlift Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma executes a short field takeoff during the Air Power Over Hampton Roads 2009 airshow. Note the deployment of the slats and flaps.
C-17 West Coast demo team demostrate a short field take off at the 2009 Thermal airshow. A couple of seconds later and the dust cloud completely obscured the aircraft!