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 ...

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 Pentagon signaled earlier this week that Air Force C-17s could be used to fly deportation flights. That's happening now.

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 ...

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 ...

the U.S. Air Force has begun training C-17 Globemaster crews to assist in the recovery of returned astronauts. “Last month, five pilots and three loadmasters from the 315 th Airlift Wing ...