Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program

Abstract

The C-17 Globemaster III is a long-range cargo/transport aircraft operated by the U.S. Air Force since 1993. Congress approved development of the aircraft in the late 1970s, when it was recognized that the Air Force did not have enough airlift capability. In 1981, the McDonnell Douglas C-17 emerged as winner of a competition with Boeing and Lockheed to develop a next-generation aircraft to replace C-130s and C-141s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 2007
Accession Number
ADA462474

Entities

People

  • Christopher Bolkcom

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Mobility Operations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airships
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Iraqi-War
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation
  • Transportation Infrastructure

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution