Feb 14, 2019 · C-17 Close ups, Reverse Thrust, Back Up, Taxi, Departure at the Hollywood Burbank Airport. This Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is assigned to the 911th Airlift ...

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

Jan 29, 2025 · More than 80 illegal migrants nabbed under President Trump’s border crackdown were recently loaded onto a C-17 military plane in El Paso, Texas, for a one-way flight back to Ecuador.

Jan 26, 2025 · Two U.S. Air Force C-17 flights carrying out deportation missions turned around after being denied diplomatic clearance to land in Colombia, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine on Jan. 26. The C-17s were deporting people detained by immigration agencies.

Aug 4, 2021 · Now, thanks to the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF), we’ve got the chance to see another of the big airlifter’s unique attributes — the ability to deploy the thrust reversers on its engines in-flight to provide a quick descent from its cruising altitude perch.

Jul 29, 2014 · Boeing C-17 Globemaster III reverse thrust demonstration. Video by Senior Airman Joshua Roberts | 4th Combat Camera Squadron AiirSource℠ covers military even...

Oct 28, 2021 · Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on one of the workhorse airlift aircraft of the US Air Force, the C-17 Globemaster, designed to perform short takeoff and landing on unprepared...

Jan 29, 2025 · EL PASO, Texas – Fox News got exclusive access to the most recent repatriation flight, where more than 80 illegal migrants were loaded onto a C-17 military plane and deported from El Paso, Texas,...

Apr 13, 2001 · While watching CNN, I noticed that after the aircraft parked on the ramp and shut down her engines, the "Thrust Reversers" were re-deployed, while the crew members were exiting the left side of the C-17.

May 17, 2024 · In addition to these features, Langston presents a ‘vignette’ involving ground testing done to alleviate concern over reduced fan stall margin resulting from non-uniform back pressure. C-17 wing-mounted F117 engine with thrust reverser deployed.