X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Boeing C-17 Globemaster III


Livingston L. Holder, Jr.

Under his leadership AirLaunch achieved several technical milestones including the largest and heaviest object ever dropped from a C-17 and the largest and longest Vapor Pressurized rocket engine firings in history.

Pamela Melroy

Upon her graduation, she was assigned to the C-17 Combined Test Force, where she served as a test pilot until her selection for the astronaut program.

Role of Georgia in the Iraq War

On August 10–11, 2008, 16 C-17 Globemasters shuttled around 2,000 Georgian soldiers and supplies back to Georgia, drawing a sharp protest from Russia.


Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress

The XC-108A was used to fly material and personnel over the Himalayas to the B-29 base in Chengdu, China.

Boeing Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator

Just-in-Time Strike Augmentation (JITSA) is a United States Air Force program proposal for network-centric operations to command the battlefield from the air using the C-17 Globemaster III to launch large numbers of PMTD into the battlespace.

C108

Boeing C-108 Flying Fortress, the designation of four United States B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber

C127

Boeing C-127, a designation for a proposed, large, turboshaft -driven transport aircraft to have been built in the early 1950s by the United States


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