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US Air Force develops 3D-printed blade devices to slash C-17 fuel consumption
The U.S. Air Force tests 3D-printed Microvane drag-reduction technology on the C-17 Globemaster III, cutting fuel consumption.
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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 ...
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Trump's White House says deportation flights are underway, posting pictures of people being loaded into US Air Force C-17s
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, confirmed the first of the flights on Friday morning, posting photos of people in restraints being boarded onto Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs.
AOL17d
Trump's White House says deportation flights are underway, posting pictures of people being loaded into US Air Force C-17s
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the first of the flights on Friday morning, posting photos of people in restraints being boarded onto Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs.
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US Sends Back 205 Illegal Indian Immigrants Aboard US Air Force’s C-17 Aircraft, Tariff Whip Next
US-India Ties: Washington is sending back 205 illegal Indian immigrants through a United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft, in an unprecedented move. The aircraft took off from the US Air ...
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US military C-17 aircraft used to deport 205 Indian migrants under Trump’s immigration crackdown; destination unclear
File photo of Customs and Border Protection security agents guiding detained migrants to board a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas in January 2025.
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US C-17 fleet is worth more than the entire GDP of Sri Lanka, Ghana and Croatia. 5 interesting facts
C-17 Globemaster: The United States is the largest customer and operator of the American-made Boeing C-17 Globemaster, with 223 aircraft in the current US Air Force fleet based in 12 military bases.
The New Zealand Herald7d
Air Force Hercules do final Northland fly over before retirement
The Air Force’s C-130H Hercules ... hours of flight time, more than 17 years in total, and 100,000 landings since they came into service in 1965. The C-130H Hercules arrived in New Zealand ...
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It turns out that simply gluing a '3D-printed board' to an old military aircraft can save 2.2 billion yen in fuel costs per year
The U.S. Air Force has announced that by adding small deflectors printed with a 3D printer to the fuselage of the C-17 Globemaster III, a cargo plane that the Air Force has operated since the ...
Hindustan Times5d
US C-17 military aircraft carrying illegal Indian migrants lands in Amritsar amid Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
A US military C-17 transport aircraft carrying several Indians deported for illegal immigration landed in Amritsar.(Sameer Sehgal/HT) The US Air Force aircraft took off from San Antonio ...
Aviation Week5d
Five Countries, 11 Flights: The U.S. Military’s Deportation Role So Far
U.S. Customs and Border Protection loads migrants onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 on Jan. 23. Credit: U.S. Air Force Deportation has turned into a regular mission of the U.S. Air Force’s airlifters ...