31 Facts About Boeing C-17

The Boeing 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.

Boeing C-17 is based upon the YC-15, a smaller prototype airlifter designed during the 1970s.

The final Boeing C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California plant and flown on 29 November 2015.

The Advanced Medium STOL Transport competition was held, with Boeing C-17 proposing the YC-14, and McDonnell Douglas proposing the YC-15.

The maiden flight of the Boeing C-17 took place on 15 September 1991 from the McDonnell Douglas's plant in Long Beach, California, about a year behind schedule.

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In 2010, Boeing C-17 reduced the production rate to 10 aircraft per year from a high of 16 per year, due to dwindling orders and to extend the production line's life while additional orders were sought.

On 19 June 2012, the USAF ordered its 224th and final Boeing C-17 to replace one that crashed in Alaska in July 2010.

In September 2013, Boeing announced that C-17 production was starting to close down.

In February 2014, Boeing was engaged in sales talks with "five or six" countries for the remaining 15 C-17s; thus Boeing decided to build ten aircraft without confirmed buyers in anticipation of future purchases.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic transport aircraft, able to airlift cargo close to a battle area.

Cargo operations the Boeing C-17 requires a crew of three: pilot, copilot, and loadmaster.

The C-17 was awarded U S aviation's most prestigious award, the Collier Trophy, in 1994.

In 2006, the Boeing C-17 flew its first Antarctic airdrop mission, delivering 70 000 pounds of supplies.

Boeing C-17 accompanies the President of the United States on his visits to both domestic and foreign arrangements, consultations, and meetings.

On several occasions, a Boeing C-17 has been used to transport the President himself, temporarily gaining the Air Force One call sign while doing so.

The Boeing C-17 lifted off with people holding on to the outside, and at least two died after falling from the aircraft.

The Boeing C-17's capabilities allow the RAF to use it as an airborne hospital for medical evacuation missions.

On 18 December 2009, Boeing confirmed that the RAF had ordered a seventh C-17, which was delivered on 16 November 2010.

In June 2015, an RAF Boeing C-17 was used to medically evacuate four victims of the 2015 Sousse attacks from Tunisia.

On 13 September 2022, Boeing C-17 ZZ177 carried the body of Queen Elizabeth II from Edinburgh Airport to RAF Northolt in London.

Boeing C-17 had been lying in state at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Boeing C-17 was considered to be favored over the A400M as it was a "proven aircraft" and in production.

In July 2006, Boeing was awarded a fixed price contract to deliver four C-17s for .

On 18 April 2011, Boeing announced that Australia had signed an agreement with the U S government to acquire a fifth C-17 due to an increased demand for humanitarian and disaster relief missions.

On 5 July 2006, the Canadian government issued a notice of intent to negotiate with Boeing C-17 to procure four airlifters for the Canadian Forces Air Command .

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On 14 April 2010, a Canadian Boeing C-17 landed for the first time at CFS Alert, the world's most northerly airport.

In February 2011, the IAF and Boeing agreed terms for the order of 10 C-17s with an option for six more; the US$4.

The first Boeing C-17 was delivered in January 2013 for testing and training; it was officially accepted on 11 June 2013.

The second Boeing C-17 was delivered on 23 July 2013 and put into service immediately.

One Boeing C-17 was used for transporting relief materials during Cyclone Phailin.

In May 2011, the first Boeing C-17 was handed over and the final was received in June 2012.