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C-17 Globemaster III
The aircraft can perform tactical airlift ... Designed as a replacement for the C-141 Starlifter, the C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered ...
Business Insider3 年
What it takes to fly the $340 million C-17 Globemaster III
At 174 feet long and 55 feet tall, the C-17 can carry a payload of around 170,000 pounds and can land on runways shorter than 3,500 feet with just three crew members manning the aircraft.
Why Does The C-17 Globemaster Have A T-Tail?
The C-17 Globemaster is designed for strategic ... to carry out strategic military transport missions. The aircraft performed ...
Business Insider3 年
Why the $340 million C-17 became the center of evacuation efforts
Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, and we want to ensure ... Narrator: The rear door can also open mid-flight to perform an airdrop, where cargo ...
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III plane seen circling Dorset
The Globemaster III is an American large military transport aircraft developed for the US Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by ...
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The T-Tail Design That Made the C-17 an Aviation Legend
In the unforgiving world of military aviation, where every design element is a high-stakes gamble, the Boeing C-17 ...