Here's Why Boeing Discontinued The C-17 Globemaster III Military Cargo Aircraft
Powered by four F117-PW-100 turbofan engines designed by Pratt & Whitney, the C-17 Globemaster III doesn't just hold a max ...
Business Insider3 年
Why the $340 million C-17 became the center of evacuation efforts
We can take people. Narrator: That's C-17 crew chief Staff Sgt. Joshua Estell. He helps oversee the 13 C-17s stationed at Travis Air Force Base. Cargo is loaded through these ramps at the back of ...
Military.com11 年
C-17 Globemaster III
of cargo (18 pallet positions) The C-17 Globemaster serves as the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment. The C-17 is capable of rapid ...
Business Insider3 年
Photo shows a US Air Force cargo plane crammed with 640 Afghans trying to flee the Taliban
A striking image shows hundreds of people crammed inside a US Air Force ... to take off anyway. "That's believed to be among the most people ever flown in the C-17, a massive military cargo ...
Hackaday3 年
Baby C-17 Sends Imaginations Soaring
The C-17 Globemaster III is a military cargo ... other planes can’t go. The people who keep these planes flying are proud of their capable airlifter, but it’s hard to show them off.
Indiatimes9 天
C-17 aircraft lands at Kargil in a major boost to strategic airlift capabilities
In a significant enhancement to the Indian Air Force's strategic airlift capabilities ... The “trial run” saw the four-engine C-17 take off from its home base at Hindon on the outskirts ...