The C-17 Globemaster III is one of the larger aircraft deployed by the U.S. Air Force, so it needs a lot of power to operate. Here's who makes the engine.

The C-17 has a massive size of 174 feet and a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches. However, contrary to its size, it can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet. That means no fancy ...

In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers for its C-17 Globemaster II aircraft, resulting in the hefty overpayment.

In comparison, a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level reduces the cognitive capacity to 70 percent. A third crewmember, also a Globemaster pilot, assisted during the mid-air refueling — a ...

Boeing is maintaining its position that the market for a commercial version of its C-17 Globemaster III is alone not adequate enough to warrant continuing the aircraft’s production, despite US ...

First introduced in 1993, the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the most widespread military transport aircraft in use, with over 220 in the service of various USAF units.

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A C-17 Globemaster III takes off in support of a global response force exercise at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., May 25. Twenty one C-17s were involved in the ...

On Jan. 5 at 10:00 a.m., around twenty C-17 Globemaster III aircraft will take off from Joint Base Charleston and fly over the bridge heading North at 11:00 a.m. Stay Connected.

The C-17 has been used to safely transport COVID patients from hostile areas, provide aid to the Philippines after a hurricane in 2013, and assist in the evacuations out of Afghanistan in August 2021.

The last C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane made at Boeing's Long Beach assembly plant departed Sunday afternoon. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California ...