The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF).

IAF Induction of Globe Master 3

The IAF operates six C-130Js and has plans of procuring six more for operations on small and unpaved runways alongside routine transport missions.

The IAF also has the Russian Antonov-32 in its inventory.

Variants

C-17A: Initial military airlifter version.

C-17A "ER": Unofficial name for C-17As with extended range due to the addition of the center wing tank.

This upgrade was incorporated in production beginning in 2001 with Block 13 aircraft.

C-17B: Proposed tactical airlifter version.

The design includes double-slotted flaps, an additional main landing gear on center fuselage, more powerful engines and other systems for shorter landing and take-off distances.

Boeing offered the C-17B to the U.S. military in 2007 for carrying the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) vehicles and other equipment.

Specifications (C-17)

Three C-17s unload supplies to help victims of Hurricane Katrina at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, in August 2005.

Vehicles and personnel unloading supplies from three gray C-17s parked together for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

A C-17 creates a visible vortex while using reverse thrust to push the aircraft backwards on a runway.

A C-17 does a combat off-load of pallets in Afghanistan, June 2009

Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster (five additional personnel required for aeromedical evacuation)