The striking differences between the C-17 Globemaster & the C-5 Galaxy

From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility.
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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 ...

Why did McDonnell Douglas build the C-17 Globemaster with 4 engines?

The C-17 Globemaster III's four-engine design holds the key to its unrivaled capabilities, but was this a choice of power or ...
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USAF’s Most Flexible Cargo Plane Gets New Boeing Flight Deck to Fly for 50 More Years

There are several cargo planes currently in use by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), but only one of them is described by America’s aviators as “the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force”: ...