![]() ![]() The design of the cargo compartment allows the C-17 to carry a wide range of vehicles, palleted cargo, paratroops, air-drop loads and aeromedical evacuees. Cargo systems on Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III The automatic flight control system is upgraded with BAE Systems CsLEOS real-time operating system is certified for GATM (global air traffic management) system requirements. There are two Lockheed Martin central processing computers, one Hamilton Sundstrand data management computer, and two Honeywell air data computers.Ī programme to upgrade the C-17A avionics includes new mission computers and displays, new software for the warning and caution system, provided by Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems. The quadruple-redundant electronic flight control system also has a mechanically-actuated backup system. The digital avionics system has four Honeywell multifunction cathode-ray tube displays, two full-capability HUDs (head-up displays) plus cargo systems. Cockpit of the C-17 Globemaster IIIĬ-17’s cockpit accommodates pilot, co-pilot and two observer positions. A fully loaded aircraft is capable of backing up a 2% gradient slope using the directed flow thrust reversers. The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is capable of turning in a small radius and can complete a 180° star turn in 80ft. The engine exhaust is directed onto large flaps, which extend into the exhaust stream, allowing the aircraft to fly a steep approach at a relatively low landing speed. The propulsive lift system uses engine exhaust to generate lift. The C-17 is capable of landing a full payload in less than 3,000ft. C-17 design featuresĪ propulsive lift system allows the C-17 to achieve safe landings on short runways. The final Boeing Globemaster III military airlifter left the company’s production facility in Long Beach, California in November 2015, marking the official end of the aircraft’s production. It also trains the Emirati C-17 students. The company also signed an $8m contract to train C-17 aircrews at its international training centre (ITC) in the UK under the Nato’s Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) programme. Since it entered service in January 1995, 218 aircraft have been delivered to the US Air Force.īoeing, in partnership with Mahindra Defence Systems, opened a C-17 training centre in 2016 to serve the Indian Air Force. ![]()
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