C-17 Globemaster - VibeWire Magazine

Joint Base Charleston Investigating How A Boeing C-17 Globemaster Tail Cone Landed In A School Parking Lot

A C-17 loses its tail cone – so we examine what happened and some interesting C-17 details.

The T-tail design offers greater stability at low speeds.

These features make the C-17 an invaluable asset for military operations, humanitarian missions, and global response efforts.

The C-141 was active for almost four decades before its retirement.

These airlifters offer the organization impressive capabilities.

It is the ultimate workhorse, capable of carrying personnel, equipment, and even military vehicles.

These behemoths are capable of transporting some of the heaviest payloads.

The C-17 Globemaster III is claimed by the Air Force to be its most flexible heavy transport aircraft and is key to projecting power.

Air Force One always travels with two other aircraft, a C-17 cargo plane and a specially equiped Boeing 747 nicknamed the “Doomsday” plane.

Many military aircraft (especially transport aircraft) have four engines and these are among the largest military planes today.