Why First Lieutenant Ewald Swanson's crew flew a B-17 by pulling bare control cables with their hands during WW2 —[...] ...

Over the past week, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes, which usually transport troops and equipment, flew to Puerto Rico at least ...

The C-17’s fly-by-wire system is central to its short-field performance. Unlike traditional mechanical controls, fly-by-wire ...

Lt. Ronny Hafeza can pinpoint the moment he decided he wanted to fly. It was 1996. He was a Southern California kid visiting ...

This video captured one of the most aggressive mission profiles a C-17 Globemaster could fly. The aircraft performed ...

An Air Force general speculated that the C-17 Globemaster III would remain in service until 2075, even after its NGAL successor platform comes online. The United States Air Force today operates a ...

The Air Force aims to keep its aging C-5 and C-17 airlifters flying years longer than planned as it awaits a next-gen replacement, officials said in recently released documents. That’s alarming some ...

CLEMSON — As Lt. Col. Scott Huebel peered through the bug-splattered windshield of a C-17 cargo plane, he was trying to find his target. Memorial Stadium was somewhere in a fast-approaching concrete ...

Throughout November, up to 50 British and French helicopters have been staging operations across the UK in a major exercise involving around 2,000 ...

Flags continue to fly at half-staff in Florida and across the United States for former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney's funeral scheduled for Nov. 20 in Washington, D.C. Two weeks after Cheney's ...

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China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has released footage showing the Hongdu GJ-11 Sharp Sword unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) in flight. The brief clip shows the tailless GJ-11 ...