Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across the USAF’s C-17 fleet. Small, simple and ...
The C-17 Globemaster III is a highly capable strategic airlifter known for its short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities, high cruise speed (450 knots), and large cargo capacity. Its unique ...
The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first dibs, purchasing a total of 223 of them. Boeing delivered the first C-17 in ...
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How Many C-17 Globemasters Are Left?
The C-17 Globemaster III is a cornerstone of Western strategic airlift capability today. A total of 279 were produced, including prototypes. Only one has been lost in an accident, leaving around 275 ...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...
Boeing is reportedly considering resuming production of its C-17 Globemaster III jet, discontinued in 2015. That's going to be quite a trick since the Long Beach, California factory that made the ...
MIAMI BEACH, Florida -- The roar of four turbofan engines fills the cargo bay and flight deck of a C-17 Globemaster III while it flies about 1,500 feet in the warm, clear skies above Miami Beach. Four ...
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