Here's Why Boeing Discontinued The C-17 Globemaster III Military Cargo Aircraft
Among the many acclaimed Boeing aircraft cut from factory lines is the C-17 Globemaster III. Although the C-17 Globemaster ...
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C-17 Globemaster III
The C-17 is ... only 20 aircraft maintenance man-hours per flying hour, and full and partial mission availability rates of 74.7 and 82.5 percent, respectively. The Globemaster III was designed ...
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What it takes to fly the $340 million C-17 Globemaster III
Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III at 26,000 feet in the air ... with just three crew members manning the aircraft. We can do everything from supporting ...
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Why Does The C-17 Globemaster Have A T-Tail?
The aircraft's features include simplified design, short-field performance, resistance to stall conditions, and effective rudder use. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster is a large military transport ...
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Why the $340 million C-17 became the center of evacuation efforts
Narrator: The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of airdropping 102 paratroopers ... Cargo is loaded through these ramps at the back of the aircraft. Staff Sgt. Joshua Nettles: So my role here ...
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America Just Deployed C-130 Planes to … Antarctica?
The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold ...
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C-17 aircraft lands at Kargil in a major boost to strategic airlift capabilities
a gigantic C-17 Globemaster-III aircraft has for the first time landed at the high-altitude Kargil airfield near the Line of Control with Pakistan. The “trial run” saw the four-engine C-17 ...
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Lufthansa Technik Continues Cyclean Washes for C-17 Airlifters
After an initial three years of Cyclean engine washes with noticeable benefits for the worldwide C-17 Globemaster III fleet, ...
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Impeccable landing of a RAF Globemaster C-17 in St Helena airport
The largest aircraft to land on the island ... United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom The C-17 Globemaster – called Globemaster III – in United States Air Force service is an undeniable ...
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Cool mission: ONR aids deployment of data buoys across Arctic Ocean
In January 2025, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) partnered with the 144th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National ...
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Baby C-17 Sends Imaginations Soaring
The C-17 Globemaster III is a military cargo jet that can carry ... and not all projects require skill of aircraft mechanics. Like this very approachable miniature forklift project.
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Military plane narrowly avoided glider collision
Getty Images The pilot of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III was looking to land at RAF ... ASH 31 gliders are single seat aircraft with a wingspan of either 18m or 21m and a maximum take off weight ...