the C-17 can back up and turn around on very small runways in forward operating bases. Designed as a replacement for the C-141 Starlifter, the C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991 ...
A surprisingly simple tweak is making a venerable military transport aircraft more efficient. Literally gluing a few microvanes to the rear fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane can result in ...