How the C-17 Globemaster's radar warning system protects crews during combat zone approaches

The AN/ALR-69A radar warning receiver is the C-17's 'ears' in a spectrum filled with invisible emissions, detecting and ...
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Flight test files: C-17 Globemaster III – The role of NASA in shaping a cargo aircraft icon

C-17 Globemaster III development relied heavily on NASA research, combining advanced aerodynamics, STOL capability and fly-by ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force C-17s Might Soon Fly with Drag-Reducing Microvanes, Saving $14 Million in Fuel Costs Annually

Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across the USAF’s C-17 fleet. Small, simple and ...
WCBD

C-17 ‘safely towed’ from runway after landing in Charleston with collapsed nose gear

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that landed at Charleston International Airport with a collapsed nose gear has been safely towed to a hangar. The aircraft, assigned to ...
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Everything To Know About Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III

The first C-17 Globemaster III Boeing produced took to the air in September 1991 and the United States Air Force had first dibs, purchasing a total of 223 of them. Boeing delivered the first C-17 in ...
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C-17 aircraft lands for the first time at Camp Roberts

Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Wednesday afternoon marked a historic event at Camp ...
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Inside the 15th Wing: The Teamwork Behind the C-17 Missions

Kelly experienced firsthand what it’s like to fly in a C-17 when she joined the U.S. Air Force on a training mission, taking to the skies with the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam! The ...
Flying

Boeing to Modernize Flight Deck for C-17

Boeing has partnered with the U.S. Air Force to modernize the C-17 Globemaster III's flight deck. The upgrade will replace critical avionics with a modern, modular open systems architecture (MOSA) to ...
Task & Purpose

A UAE C-17 and ‘high velocity’ parachutes may be behind deadly air drop in Gaza

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