Aircraft designs serve specific purposes, and the C-17 Globemaster is no different. Let's examine its tail, for example.

When it comes to military logistics and global mobility, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III play critical roles in supporting US defense operations. These platforms are not ...

The C-17’s mismatched under-fuselage sponsons put it in an exotic category of asymmetric fixed-wing aircraft designs.