Pilots from the 167th Airlift Wing fly a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane on a training flight out of Shepherd Field, WV, with touch-and-go landings and aerial refueling. Filmed on March 4, 2017.

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The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...