Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I tried not to go out and had to stay home out of boredom, restoring old photos. After posting the Y-20, it’s natural to post about the C-17 transport aircraft.

The C-17 "Globemaster III" is a strategic military transport aircraft developed and produced for the U.S. Air Force by the American company McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing). It is a short-field takeoff and landing military transport aircraft that combines both strategic and tactical airlift capabilities. In addition to the U.S. Air Force, the C-17 is also operated by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, India, and NATO's Heavy Airlift Wing.

The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest transport aircraft in the U.S. military. Its most significant technical challenge lies in the requirement for high flexibility; it must be an exceptional military transport aircraft in terms of both strategic and tactical requirements to adapt to the rapid deployment of troops to major military bases or directly to forward bases as strategic transport. When necessary, it is also capable of performing first-line field tactical transport and large-scale airdrop missions.