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, ...

T o get straight to the point, the Lockheed C-5M Galaxy is the bigger of the two premier jet transports in the United States ...

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 ...

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.

A British C-17 Globemaster could play a starring role in the rescue of a stranded British F-35B fighter jet that has been ...

When the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership contract was awarded to Boeing in 1998, that company became the first contractor to operate as a U.S. Air Force depot with the establishment ...

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 ...

The M1A2 Abrams is a beast of a machine. America’s main battle tank has a hull of 26.02 feet (7.93 meters) long and 12 feet (3.66 meters) wide and is 8 feet (2.44 meters) tall. Oh, and it weighs ...

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 ...

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 U.S. Air Force’s 315th Airlift Wing has a miniature C-17 Globemaster III transport.; Air Force personnel built the nearly 2-ton model from a utility vehicle.; The 315th Airlift Wing takes ...

Delta Simulations showcased its upcoming C-17 Globemaster III. The group has acquired a brand new (and rather impressive) external model for the aircraft, which will be freeware.