Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-04

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00:01:32 1 Development
00:01:41 1.1 Background and design phase
00:05:36 1.2 Development difficulties
00:10:05 1.3 Production and deliveries
00:14:08 2 Design
00:18:16 3 Operational history
00:18:26 3.1 United States Air Force
00:24:11 3.2 Royal Air Force
00:29:18 3.3 Royal Australian Air Force
00:34:51 3.4 Royal Canadian Air Force
00:38:30 3.5 Strategic Airlift Capability program
00:40:26 3.6 Indian Air Force
00:44:20 3.7 Qatar
00:45:19 3.8 United Arab Emirates
00:45:52 3.9 Others and potential operators
00:47:08 4 Variants
00:48:17 5 Operators
00:54:47 6 Accidents and notable incidents
00:59:44 7 Specifications (C-17)
01:03:31 8 See also



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The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It 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, freeing the C-5 fleet for outsize cargo.Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, continued to manufacture C-17s for export customers following the end of deliveries to the U.S. Air Force. Aside from the United States, the C-17 is in service with the air forces of India, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, NATO Heavy Airlift Wing and Kuwait. The final C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California plant and flown on 29 November 2015.