If you've been to a military airshow in the past 20 years, there's a chance you've seen a mini C-17 Globemaster on display, ...

Designed as a replacement for the C-141 Starlifter, the C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered to Charleston Air Force Base, now known as Joint ...

In September 2021, Boeing received a potential $24 billion contract to provide sustainment support services for the Air Force’s fleet of C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft ...

A C-17 transported the killer whale star of the Free Willy movie. That’s pretty cool, but doesn’t even scratch the surface of what makes this giant plane so badass.

The C-17 Globemaster III is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, which each produce 40,440 pounds of thrust. Based on the PW2040 engine used by the Boeing 757, ...

There's no denying that the C-17 Globemaster III is a large plane. It has a diameter of 22.5 feet, is 174-feet long, and has a wingspan of 169.8-feet from winglet tip to winglet tip with an area ...

The C-17 Globemaster is a military beast of burden. ... The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,000 ft (914m) and only 90 ft wide (27.4m). It is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW ...