Last month, five pilots and three loadmasters from the 315 th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve C-17 unit based at Joint ...

The wing aspect ratio and configuration also ... T-tail are explained in the following section. Advantages of C-17 Globemaster's T-tail design A much-simpler design: Reduces considerations for ...

The Globemaster III was designed to be able to land on runways as short as 3,500 feet and as narrow as 90 feet. With engine thrust reversers, the C-17 can back up and turn around on very small ...

A C-17 Globemaster III with microvanes successfully ... reducing the strong shock caused by the wing and over-the-top pylons. Meanwhile, MicroTau is developing a sharkskin-inspired ‘riblet ...

Following is a transcript of the video. -Narrator: The C-17 Globemaster III is capable of airdropping 102 paratroopers and transporting massive cargo anywhere in the world. Armed with cutting-edge ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is a military cargo jet that ... and the answer is a very definite no. The wings, and the engine pods mounted to them, are only for show carrying The Spirit of Hope ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III at 26,000 feet in the air. Narrator: The pilots rendezvous with a KC-10 refueler ...

The C-17 Globemaster is a Boeing-built military airlifter that first flew on September 15, 1991. Two hundred seventy-nine aircraft were built between 1991 and 2015, with the overwhelming majority ...