Here is the military Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, on one of it's crew training exercises to Guernsey in the Channel Islands. This one is aircraft serial number ZZ176 which is operated by the Royal Air Force and flew here from RAF Brize Norton.
This was filmed on the 5th March 2021 and shows the aircraft arriving, after having done some circuits around Jersey, where it immediately overshoots Guernsey Airport and does a hard right turn, to then follow along the south coast, heading west and a mile offshore. After this it did a full circuit of the islands airport, to then appear flying along the south coast again, but at two miles offshore. It then went about 9 miles to the west of Guernsey, before it came back and we see it on it's final approach to the airport, where it then landed. It then had to reverse approximately 4,000ft down the runway to be able to take off again. Reversing was it's only option, because it is too big to taxi along the apron, down to the end of the runway. It then took off and went back to RAF Brize Norton where it is based.
ABOUT THE BOEING C-17 GLOBEMASTER
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. The C-17 was developed for the United States Air Force from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The aircraft carries on the name of two previous United States military cargo aircraft, the C-74 Globemaster and the C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 is used for rapid strategic airlift of troops and cargo to main operating bases or forward operating base anywhere in the world. It has the ability to rapidly deploy a combat unit to a potential battle area and sustain it with on-going supplies. The C-17 is also capable of performing tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions.
A propulsive lift system allows the C-17 to achieve safe landings on short runways. The C-17 is capable of landing a full payload in less than 3,000ft. The propulsive lift system uses engine exhaust to generate lift: 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 aircraft is capable of turning in a small radius and can complete a 180° star turn in 80ft. The aircraft can also carry out routine backing. A fully loaded aircraft is capable of backing up a 2% gradient slope using the directed flow thrust reversers.
SPECIFICATIONS
Powerplant: four 40,400lb st (179.90kN) Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans
Length overall: 174ft (53.04m)
Height overall: 55ft 1in (16.79m)
Wingspan: 169ft 9in (51.74m)
Wing area: 3,800sqft (353.03m2)
Empty Weight: 282,500 lbs (128,140kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 585,000lb (265,350kg)
Cruising speed at 28,000ft: 450kt (833km/h)
Range with 100,000lb (45,360kg) payload: more than 4,500nm (8,334km)
Service ceiling: 45,000ft
Maximum payload (2.5g load factor): 169,000lb (76,655kg)
Other information on this aircraft can be found on the Royal Air Force site here.www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/globe...
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