The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) between the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 ...

Boeing provides comprehensive C-17 Globemaster III training solutions for aircrews and loadmasters with advanced simulation, courseware and computer-based training. C-17 operators can practice the complete range of tasks required for tactical military airlift operations and humanitarian missions, along with rehearsal of other scenarios such as ...

The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force and is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.

2024年2月6日 · Almost half a decade after it delivered its last new-build C-17, Boeing still receives enquiries about potentially reviving production of the strategic transport, a senior company official says...

2018年12月5日 · Overview of cargo ramp & door opening procedures on C-17 aircraft

2020年6月3日 · The 911th Airlift Wing is scheduled to tow a C-17 Globemaster III into the new two-bay hangar for the first time Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Moving the wing’s aircraft into the new hangar symbolizes a major milestone in the ongoing aircraft conversion from the C-130 Hercules, a transition that has been underway for the past three years.

The C-17 Globemaster III is a high-wing, 4-engine, T-tailed military-transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world day or night.

2007年4月23日 · Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Griffon Corporation (NYSE:GFF) announced today the receipt of multiple contract awards from the Boeing Company for production of the Communications Open Systems Architecture (COSA) Integrated Radio Management System (IRMS) for the USAF C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft.

The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.

2 天之前 · A C-17 Globemaster III equipped with microvanes waits on the flight line at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Jan. 14, 2025. Microvanes are 3D printed devices that, when installed on the rear of a C-17, reduce both drag and fuel consumption by one percent, saving the Air Force money and enhancing mission capability.