The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...
Compilation video of C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III transport planes taking-off and landing on improvised dirt runways, simulating combat situations. Film Credits: William Lewis, SSgt ...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) initiated a program in December 1979, known as the Cargo-Experimental (C-X) competition, as a means of finding a new strategic airlift aircraft that was ...