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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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 McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 is based upon the YC-15, a smaller prototype airlifter designed during the 1970s. It was designed to replace the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and also fulfill some of the duties of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. The redesigned airlifter differs from the YC-15 in that it is larger and has swept wings and more powerful engines. Development was protracted by a series of design issues, causing the company to incur a loss of nearly US$1.5 billion on the program's development phase. On 15 September 1991, roughly one year behind schedule, the first C-17 performed its maiden flight. The C-17 formally entered USAF service on 17 January 1995. McDonnell Douglas and later Boeing after it merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, manufactured the C-17 for more than two decades. The final C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California, plant and flown in November 2015. The C-17 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties. The transport is in service with the USAF along with the air forces of India, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and the Europe-based multilateral organization Heavy Airlift Wing. The type played a key logistical role during both Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq, as well as in providing humanitarian aid in the aftermath of various natural disasters, including the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Sindh floods and the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake.

Infobox

Type
Strategic and tactical airlifter
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas / Boeing
Status
In service
Primary users
United States Air Force Indian Air Force Royal Air Force See Operators for others
Number built
279
Manufactured
1991–2015
Introduction date
17 January 1995
First flight
15 September 1991
Developed from
McDonnell Douglas YC-15

Tables

C-17 yearly deliveries[60][61] · Development › Production and deliveries
1
1
1991
1
1992
4
1993
5
1994
8
1995
6
1996
6
1997
7
1998
10
1999
11
2000
13
2001
14
2002
16
2003
16
2004
16
2005
16
2006
16
2007
16
2008
16
2009
16
2010
14
2011
12
2012
10
2013
10
2014
7
2015
5
2016
4
2017
0
2018
0
2019
1
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
1
4
5
8
6
6
7
10
11
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
10
10
7
5
4
0
0
1

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