The C-17 is the most popular Western strategic airlifter, and it boasts many advantages over freighter aircraft.

The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...

Services: U.S. Air Force Propulsion: 4x Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines Speed: 450 kts Range: Global with in-flight refueling Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster) Load: 102 ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Soldiers buckled themselves into the seats lining the inside of the C-17 while elbowing each other for space. The flight was short but they shared it with 19-ton Strykers ...

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 ...

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a workhorse transport and cargo plane of the US Air Force. As many as 102 troops can be flown anywhere in the world on the aircraft. More than 800 Afghan refugees ...

With a price tag of about $340 million, the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the most in-demand cargo planes in the world. It can transport troops and cargo as well as aid in the evacuation of people in ...

A C-17 Globemaster III soars through the sky Aug. 1, 2021, after taking off from Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport at Fort McCoy, Wis. The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the ...

LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military cargo jet made at the company's Long Beach assembly plant took off Sunday, bound for its new owners in Qatar, and ending a long ...

NEW DELHI: No commercial flights could operate in and out of Leh on Tuesday as an Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster suffered a technical glitch and got stuck on the runway of Kushok Bakula Rimpochee ...

Who wouldn’t want their marriage to be capable of intercontinental flight, with a tight runway turning radius and strong enough to carry a battle tank? That could be the symbolism behind Air Force ...