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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

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High wing military transporter with four turbofans.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Military transport

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III / Production: 10 (2015) The final production year. Deliveries included a fifth Canadian CC-177 (Mar 2015), the RAAF's 7th and 8th aircraft (final delivered Nov 2015 per Boeing), and Qatar's four additional C-17s ordered in Jun 2015 — though the Qatar 2015-order aircraft wou [medium]. Trawl placeholder - all variants (production data attaches here; created 03/08/2026)

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