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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | Heavy transport aircraft

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

Militarymedia.net - On 29 August 1981 McDonnell Douglas (since 1997 incorporated into Boeing) was selected to proceed with the design to meet USAF's C-X requirements for the transport of new heavy cargo. Although the aircraft reached initial operational capability only in January 1995, it is now revitalizing the United States' strategic airlift capability.

The winning design was designated C-17A, and the latter received the name Globemaster III. Retaining the classic military transport configuration, the C-17 also incorporates advanced technological features such as winglets, supercritical wing sections and a high-performance turbofan with thrust reverse.

The C-17 can routinely operate from airfields that were previously unusable for jet-powered transport. The cockpit is sophisticated, with four multi-function displays, and a heads-up display for each pilot. Flight control is effected by a fly-by-wire system, and each pilot has a control column rather than a conventional yoke.

After the previous full-scale development schedule was abandoned, the single prototype C-17A made its maiden flight on September 15, 1991. Deliveries to the 17th Air Freight Squadron at Charleston AFB, South Carolina, began in June 1993. The C-17 reduced procurement from 210 aircraft to 120 in 1991, and thereafter to a minimum of 40 lower planes. The control and radical reduction of production costs and the apparent capabilities of the type then saw a total of 120 previously restored for delivery in 2005. A further 15 were added later for US Special Forces support, and another 45 prospects. a standard air carrier for the USAF may be under consideration. In addition, the Royal Air Force No.99 began operating four chartered C-17As in 2001. Other operators are Kuwait (2), Qatar (4), and the United Arab Emirates (6).

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