The C-17 Globemaster is designed for strategic military transport with greater stability for heavy oversized cargo. The T-tail ... the C-17 features swept wings and more powerful engines.

Two high-bypass turbofans, mounted under 34-degree swept wings, power the KC-46A ... aircraft as well as foreign national aircraft on the same mission. A cargo deck above the refueling system ...

The Air Force inventory of 732 aircraft are more ... mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling ...

With swept wings, a slender fuselage ... the pilots had to diligently maintain an air speed within five knots, lest the plane lose stable flight. The B-47’s massive fuel capacity complicated ...