Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force （USAF） from the 1980s to 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 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions,
transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties.
It was designed to replace the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and also fulfill some of the duties of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy.
Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, continued to manufacture C-17 aircraft after the merger.
The transport is in service with the USAF along with air arms of India, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and the Europe-based multilateral organization Heavy Airlift Wing.
The final C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California plant and flown on 29th of November 2015.
In the 1970s, the U.S. Air Force began looking for a replacement for its Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft.
The Advanced Medium STOL Transport （AMST） competition was held, with Boeing proposing the YC-14, and McDonnell Douglas proposing the YC-15.
Though both entrants exceeded specified requirements, the AMST competition was canceled before a winner was selected.
The Air Force started the C-X program in November 1979 to develop a larger AMST with longer range to augment its strategic airlift.
The McDonnell Douglas YC-15 design was used as the basis for the C-17.
By 1980, the USAF found itself with a larg...

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