C-7 Globemaster 7th Airlift Squadron McChord AFBC 17 Globemaster McChord AFB airplane model. The C 17 is the newest airlift aircraft to enter the Air Force's inventory. The C 17 is a four engine turbofan aircraft capable of airlifting large payloads over intercontinental ranges without refueling. Its design is intended to allow delivery of outsize combat cargo and equipment directly into austere airfields. The C 17 will deliver passengers and cargo over intercontinental distances, provide theater

while nations like Japan and India have expressed interest

so a redesign was commenced even as the first production MiG-1's were being built

The X-36 was expected to be more maneuverable and agile than today's fighters

Wingspan: 20 inches

The prototype was rebuilt after trials

and made a 2-hour 4-minute maiden flight there on September 26th

resulting in a gorgeous workhorse of an aircraft

The ABL weapon system will use a high-energy

and the two-bladed tail rotor is of the teetering type

providing the airplane with a maximum speed of 150 mph

The entire horizontal tail pivots as one to act as the elevator

SR-71: Wingspan 7 inches