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 surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few ...
Among the many acclaimed Boeing aircraft cut from factory lines is the C-17 Globemaster III. Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the ...
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US Air Force develops 3D-printed blade devices to slash C-17 fuel consumptionThe U.S. Air Force tests 3D-printed Microvane drag-reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III, cutting fuel consumption ...
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 first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first ...
Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across ...
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 can carry what their commercial counterparts can’t, to places those other planes can’t go. The people who keep these planes flying are ...
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