The pilots and flight crew wore night-vision goggles—gear they ... 3,000-foot-long landing strips was added to the new aircraft. T.Sgt. Laura Tickle/USAF A C-17 Globemaster lands at McMurdo ...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will help the U.S. Air Force manage landing gear spares for the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft under a $216 million contract modification. The award, part of an ...

The C-17 Globemaster is designed for strategic military ... Developed from the McDonnell Douglas YC-15, a four-engine short takeoff and landing (STOL) prototype, the C-17 saw several design ...

As part of a Royal Air Force capability demonstration, the mighty Boeing C-17 Globemaster ... A C17 from 99 Sqn landing at St Helena Airport. The rock formations provide challenging wind currents ...

Big airplanes need big engines, and the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the larger aircraft deployed by the U.S. Air Force. While vehicles like the Boeing CH-47 Chinook are often used to get ...

A US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft, which had been grounded at Jaipur Airport for the past two weeks due to a technical f ...

The McDonnell Douglas / Boeing C-17 Globemaster III boasts a cruise speed of around 450 knots at FL280. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force / Airman 1st Class Mikayla Heineck] Faster than a Lockheed Martin ...

In a significant enhancement to the Indian Air Force's strategic airlift capabilities, the C-17 Globemaster-III made its first landing at Kargil airfield near the Line of Control with Pakistan.

The C-17 Globemaster aircraft is 45 tons heavier ... that the aircraft was within weight limits of triple-tandem landing gear and that the flight was coordinated with airport officials prior ...