The McDonnell Douglas / Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) during the 1980s and the early 1990s by …

The design of the aircraft (high-lift wing, slats, and externally blown flaps) allows it to operate through small, austere airfields. The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 …

A high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world.

C-117D (R4D-8) Skytrain When introduced in the mid-1930s, Douglas Aircraft Company’s venerable DC-3 changed the face of commercial aviation, providing the nation’s airlines with a …

The C-17 Globemaster serves as the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment.

The only 3 Douglas DC-3S aircraft to experience airline service had c/ns 43191, 43192 and 43193 and flew with Capital Airlines for less than 2 years; all three had been converted from early DC …

With four F117 engines powering each C-17, this aircraft can carry a payload of 160,600 pounds, take off from a 7,600-foot airfield, and fly 2,400 nautical miles unrefueled. The C-17 aircraft …

Nov 6, 2025 · Note: One of several C-117s in the ARM Scrapyard. Note: This good-looking C-117 has been at this small strip since its CofA expired in 2011. Note: November 21st, 1973 this …

On 12 July 1976, the Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Mountan Air …

The Douglas R4D-8 (later redesignated C-117D) is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3S (Super DC-3) airliner. It was used by the United States Navy …