Boeing's massive C-17 Globemaster III is still flying around the world, and Boeing may make more of them. But why did it kill ...

For comparison, the typical length of a commercial runway is roughly 8,000 feet. Let's get specific. Abhishek Singh/Getty Images. There's no denying that the C-17 Globemaster III is a large plane.

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.