C-17 Globemaster III - Tactical Takeoff/Landing (Passenger View)

This video shows the passenger view from a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and was taken from the aerial refueling mission I documented in a previous project. This footage specifically demonstrates tactical maneuvers during takeoff and landing that would be used in a combat environment. Aircraft data is as follows:
US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Nr. 55139 - 452nd AMW
Many thanks to the men and women of the United States Air Force and especially the wonderful people at March Air Reserve Base for making this video possible. I hope to bring inspiration to the aviation community and demonstrate the hard work and efforts of our armed forces.

[@RyanBomar]

This is pure awesomeness! Passenger perspective is not exactly common on this aircraft, so this is a real jewel. As you said, those flaps mean business.

[@LoveJT8D]

Thanks! I'd say that was my favorite part...how much flap is actually folded up into those wings. It's insane.

[@greatvedas]

LoveJT8D hey any idea if there is a possibility that those flaps could touch the run way while landing?

[@airwipe1639]

RyanBomar the whole aircraft means business. All do but especially an military one

[@LoveJT8D]

My guess is no. I think the tail would strike before the flaps touch.

[@danahan01]

00:50 - The bug had the best view!! He's like WWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

[@GeneralJackRipper]

That poor bug on the window is going for a RIDE!

[@LoveJT8D]

Chris Maillet Yeah the bug was definitely committed at that point.

[@scottyweimuller6152]

Pretty sure you can see the frozen remains of the bug on the window when it landed

[@haihua7914]

General Jack Ripper 😂

[@Rocketman88002]

@General Jack Ripper, the fly was in fuel savings mode! Lol

[@photo_rohan]

What an incredible view! Especially on that landing! Look at those flaps!!! Great video mate

[@LoveJT8D]

Thanks! Glad you liked the vid. I couldn't believe the flaps either. It is much more flap than I'm used to seeing haha.

[@TheHDAviation]

That must have been an awesome experience to fly on the mighty C-17. Love seeing the flaps in action and the shadow of the aircraft below.

[@LoveJT8D]

Glad you enjoyed! The aircraft was definitely a beast of power and more agile in the air than I expected.

[@jra4e]

That bug at :50 secs didn't give a fuck.

[@Greendragon420able]

Hahahahahahahah good catch! 😁

[@syedahmedjilanee6041]

Joseph A hahaha lol

[@BrushCountryAg06]

Every time I see one landing or taking off around San Antonio, I marvel at the brilliance of the aerodynamic design of the MAIN WING which always looks “too small to lift that much” but does, and does it pretty damn good at the same time.

[@LoveJT8D]

BrushCountryAg06 I see what you mean about the wing. Yeah the performance it provides is quite outstanding.

[@kalenc515]

I live about 30 miles away from Travis Air Force Base and I see and hear these massive planes at least 10 times a day. These planes are amazing!!

[@LoveJT8D]

kalen ko Awesome! Consider yourself lucky :)

[@hotshot4512]

What an amazing view of the flaps! Seemed like sharp turns too

[@lazz717]

Awesome video. I live near Joint Base MDL and seeing one of these beauts is a rarity. The C-17 truly is a marvelous piece of machinery. It may be big, it may look like it was built wrong to some, it may be clunky and they may be quite old BUT they are the an integral part of the US Air Force. True die-hard workhorses! I'm just amazed that an aircraft of that magnitude literally slowed down to taxi speed in around 12 seconds once the wheels touched down. *MIND BLOWN*

[@MrDizzle715]

I always like watching the wings and engines bounce up and down when I fly.

[@adrianspeeder]

Glad you got to take a ride and see some tricks. Great video! I've been working on these for 10 years, and flying along for about 3000 hours now.

[@LoveJT8D]

adrianspeeder That's awesome and your lucky to get 3000 hours of ride time on the C17. It's an absolute beast.

[@siirivan8833]

I can see my house😂, the moment I saw the museum at takeoff I knew this was March ARB

[@0101-s7v]

Hi neighbor! P.S. Your wife is totally hot.

[@sheudow]

@@0101-s7v oh shit

[@merangoo8372]

@@0101-s7v oh shit

[@jrcadventures2905]

@@0101-s7v oh shit

[@Enid2Sacramento]

C-17 drivers have to love the tactical takeoff. Wow!

[@rizzorizzo2311]

It’s not as fun for the passengers. The landing scared the shit out of me the first time I experienced it. It feels like you drop 2000 feet and hit the runway. Stomach is left somewhere up in the clouds. The takeoff isn’t as bad that’s kinda fun.

[@cornfedevo87]

March Air Force base in riverside California Great view and love the C-17

[@LoveJT8D]

Cody R Castro Thanks Cody!

[@aluisious]

Takeoff from John Wayne is more intense than this. War is hell, but soccer moms will write letters so angry no plane can survive.

[@jaquishab69]

I enjoyed this video....as much as the roach on the window @ 0:49 enjoyed the ride.

[@LoveJT8D]

Best thing that could've happened to that roach ;)

[@jaquishab69]

LoveJT8D 😅lol. Yep, the ride of his life.

[@sunking2001]

"Globemaster"...what a great name...reminds me of the older Buick's "Roadmaster."

[@LoveJT8D]

sunking2001 Haha. Except one is a little more cool ;)

[@dottmcse]

Hey I thought I saw myself during the departure from March, yep that's me on the 215. Good stuff!!

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

Great Pw2000 Engine sound!! Delta Airlines 757 also uses that engine!!

[@scottrogers8100]

Talk about seeing the ground fall away from you. Great video!

[@LoveJT8D]

Yep, those engines really add some blast to the takeoffs!

[@jeffjensen27]

The Sound of All 4 Engines Powering Up On Take Off is Insane 😯😵‍💫😲😲😲😮😮😮👍👏👏👏👏🤜🤛. Awesome Video Looking Forward To Seeing More. I Also Subscribed To You’re Awesome 😎 Channel.🥳🤩😎👍

[@JungleYT]

NIce... The prototype for the C-17 is out at Pima Air Museum in Arizona ( YC-14 )

[@yakrider361]

Great vid, great channel, great content. Keep it up. We're really enjoying your posts. I think this was my favorite.

[@LoveJT8D]

Thanks! Glad you like the channel and enjoyed the vid.

[@step2191]

USAF Cadillac of the skies!

[@moonman____]

Those bank angles gave me chills ❤❤

[@LoveJT8D]

Same here! It's an extremely agile aircraft for it's size.

[@pathfinder44ltd]

Me too! That rate of descent was awesome! I can feel it just watching!

[@MrAWD-ox3gk]

Awesome video 😎

[@LoveJT8D]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! The C-17 is one amazing and beast of an aircraft.

[@bobcannell7603]

love the roach crawling across the window at 0:50

[@Marvelfanm1911]

Believe it or not i too have had the amazing opportunity to fly in one of these mighty machines

[@LoveJT8D]

Awesome!

[@Marvelfanm1911]

It was the best 80 mins of my life

[@Prototheria]

Having flown on these in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan a whole bunch of times, I'm pretty confident in saying that no, that was not a tactical take off or landing.

[@tomyfamily1]

Such a slow approach speed that even the reverse thrusters open and closed pointlessly. Very nice execution.

[@LoveJT8D]

Tomyfamily 18 The aero dynamic capabilities of this plane are just insane. I believe since the flaps to all the way across, some of the engine exhaust is deflected across the flaps allowing for some pretty slow approach speeds. Maybe someone with more experience can jump in here and describe things better than I, but that’s the idea anyway.

[@tomyfamily1]

LoveJT8D Actually you nailed it. The C-17 was designed to fly like an oversized fighter. Capable of doing 89°deg roll high G turns. The flaps shove so much air downwards, the plane can hold itself up at speeds near 100kts. I used to jump from them when I was in the Army. Truly amazing aircraft.

[@JoshuaC923]

What a beast

[@m3528i]

Wasn’t expecting to see a dogfight between a bug and the shadow of a C-17.... Great video

[@LoveJT8D]

Haha. Bug got a little more than it bargained for. Thanks for watching!

[@Rita-y7n5m]

That was one of those small roaches😂

[@sid426_]

3:28 😂😂 the reverser opened when it wasn't needed at all!!!! And closed immediately🤣

[@Wildlifesupernannyfan]

Should there be commercial passanger boeing C-17 airliners? They are amazing

[@stephenhoward6829]

"This is your pilot, Barry Friendly, thank you for flying the friendly skies".

[@ElBantosClips]

Dam those flaps move fast! landing looked like something out of fsx when you really want to land haha, would be awesome to experience this

[@jdaniel3068]

I wish some rich aviation buff wld obtain a c17 and offer flights. I wld love to feel that power. Such a muscle-bound aircraft. Awesome video!

[@coashddjj2]

Awesome.

[@shahimagesyt]

The engine spool up sound 😍😍

[@watchingthefireburn74]

The ol’ MARB. Can see the Van Buren exit and Air museum right there off the 215. I guarded those C-17s for years on that tarmac.

[@Defunct128]

Essentially 4 PW engines off a 757.

[@LoveJT8D]

Tempest 128- Discontinued Yep! Quite a nice sound with four of them running.

[@shawnpagel4217]

What a great video 👍🏻

[@Sparks2030]

Great Video. I didn't realize the flaps get really low to the ground. Also, like the insect hitching a ride during takeoff.

[@LoveJT8D]

Thanks! It's definitely the most flap I've seen deploy out of a wing.

[@adrianspeeder]

You can touch them on a walk around when at full flap setting.

[@jetstream454]

Oooh yes, the static takeoff 😍

[@jace_Henderson]

Sounds just the way it does when you hear it flying overhead. Not many planes sound the same because you don’t really hear the buzzsaw from down below.

[@LoveJT8D]

Jace Henderson True. I’ve noticed that with some of the larger aircraft. 747s even A380s, I can often hear the actual buzz saw sound. I’m thinking that sound reverberates more with 4 engines going at once.

[@superbike1]

That wing expands massively.

[@jeffmartin8106]

My squadron switch from C-5 to the C-17. Looked like a normal takeoff to me.

[@LoveJT8D]

Jeff Martin I think it appears that way as I made an edit cut after rotation to get to the “nose up” part quicker. This video is an excerpt from a more in-depth aerial refueling video I made. In that video the loadmaster provides commentary and describes all of our moves. I can say on that takeoff, we hugged the runway a while then did a moderate nose up before turning left. You could definitely feel yourself planted in the seat. Granted the tactical aspect may have been slightly watered down. Thanks for stopping by and watching 👍

[@usaf1804]

Dual specialties with the 17 and M. Units should be and retain ceros for both platforms and as both are critical, the incentive pay or promotion when able to execute repair and retain skill to instruct current and future jet/cargo mech’s. A fighter unit is good but once, afterward needs refuel, re supply, re spec’d and where does the American ingredients for such come from, same origination for existence of combat groups, battalions, wings and divisions, largest aircraft running efficiently, promptly on ASAP/stat readiness with the aircrafts belly full of 100% U.S. Adams’s kick ass beef... RAH !

[@charron1]

0:48 The Bug missed the boarding call

[@flyingman9675]

Wonderful! Awesome! Never heard the onboard sound in this MD ;)

[@LoveJT8D]

Thanks! The gutted out "cabin" allows the sounds to bounce around and be heard more.

[@flyingman9675]

Indeed!

[@sukhoi47100]

March Air Force base in Riverside, I recognized it just because that's where Van Buren ends on that bridge

[@ItsMotoMatt]

I'm guessing these guys pop tires pretty frequently? Not a bad thing, though. They do a hard job.

[@solsist__3291]

Considering the size of these things thats really damn impressive

[@LoveJT8D]

Solsist Roblox Yes one of the most agile planes of it's size. Definitely impressive!

[@ajkpark]

nice tactical smashdown ... :D

[@LoveJT8D]

ajkpark If only airlines had this much fun :)

[@jacobcrespo60]

I like the video

[@LoveJT8D]

jacob Crespo Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Russ1133]

Man boeing should make passenger versions of the c17. I will call it the Boeing 797. OK as a plane nerd everyone is Expecting the 797 is the NMA one but I just want a military plane to a passenger plane like the Tupolev Tu 104. Would it be a great idea to call it the 797?

[@pipeorganfan26]

Very Impressive Stopping Ability On That Beautiful Plane. How Do You Like Flying It?

[@LoveJT8D]

Paul Wanders The stopping ability was definitely amazing. I was just the camera man and not actually flying it, but I will say for the size, the C-17 is very agile.

[@504BigStud]

Crazy short and slow landing!

[@LoveJT8D]

Absolutely! The amount of performance from such a large aircraft is quite amazing.

[@dave4shmups]

Awesome! How did you get a ride on this bad boy?

[@Zickcermacity]

C-17's a nimble lil bastard aint she!

[@MichaelMoreno-ip4go]

That base for take off and landing is very active sometimes though it's supposedly a reserve base.

[@NoelJacobs]

Talk about drag on the midfield!

[@michaelmesolellaesq]

Better brakes than my car 🤔 wow that stopped immediately

[@LoveJT8D]

Michael Mesolella Yeah the performance on those breaks is top level.

[@spwb2k]

Listen to those F117s purr.

[@LoveJT8D]

Enough to give the listener a quality zen moment ;)

[@caribbaviator7058]

C17=757 engines on steroids!

[@LoveJT8D]

AVIATOR-777 Exactly! And the 757 already feels like it’s on steroids.

[@ca22511]

can someone explain why the cars in the background glitch at around 0:25? odd

[@blumac9801]

I see those here at PBI all of the time

[@LoveJT8D]

BluMac Awesome! Must be cool to see them flying in and out of there. I live far enough away from RIV I don’t see them flying overhead except for he occasional one that comes into BUR.

[@blumac9801]

LoveJT8D yeah, maybe every once in a while you see Air Force One flying overhead too BELIEVE ME, IT IS AWESOME seeing that plane fly over my house.

[@shaneybrainy13]

Damn, that bird slows down fast!

[@MooseDriver204]

You can hear that stupid ladder rattle at 1:00. It drives me nuts in the jet every time when we takeoff!

[@LoveJT8D]

I though maybe it was directly sound coming off the gear. I guess a ladder in the cabin is no match against the gear coming up.

[@streamofawareness]

The bug on the window must have been so confused later. :P

[@LoveJT8D]

streamofawareness Like it was all just a dream :)

[@everettl_19]

I think the dislikes are because people are just jealous...

[@LottiDotti76]

It is probably people from other countries that aren't fortunate enough to have them in their military. I guess as a retired Air Force member I get to brag LoL. So...... BOOYA!!! U.S. AIR FORCE BABY!!!

[@clarkmckee4700]

There should be a passenger version of the C-17!!!!

[@LoveJT8D]

Clark McKee Couldn’t agree more :)

[@blumac9801]

Clark McKee nobody would buy it, airlines are looking for fuel efficient twin engine planes now, that’s why the 747 and A380 are dying.

[@clarkmckee4700]

BluMac one can dream, right?

[@blumac9801]

Clark McKee yeah, I wish that could exist too, I’m going to miss 4 engine passenger planes :(

[@nicks4597]

Bug was fun i wish i could be there

[@EVAUnit4A]

Wait- did they do that landing without thrust reverse?? I saw them open only _after_ the plane had slowed significantly, and even then for only a few seconds.

[@LoveJT8D]

The majority of the landing was with heavy brake application in the landing gear. You will notice, there is no break in the flaps around the engines, so the engine thrust hitting the deployed flaps allows for slower approaches.

[@EVAUnit4A]

Yeah, but isn't slowing with only wheel brakes dangerous to the health of the landing gear? I don't understand why they _didn't_ use thrust reverse here.

[@adrianspeeder]

Reverse thrust not required for landings. The brakes can do all the work faster than the useful aircraft speed range that thrust reversers are effective at.

[@SeligsTrainsandTravels]

Where was this filmed? Travits AFB?

[@LoveJT8D]

JPBX 909 This was filmed out of March Air Reserve Base.

[@SeligsTrainsandTravels]

Oh, cool! Thanks for the info!

[@TheBoysTopSecretisOrganization]

CFM/Aviadvigatel on a C-17?

[@jovanholland36]

0:50 bug on the window

[@AlexanderTheSimmer]

1:08 Boeing 757-200 sounds

[@LoveJT8D]

I believe the C-17 has the military equivalent of the actual 757 engine. Pratt & Whitney PW2000 designation for the 757 and PW F117 military designation for the C-17.

[@jovanholland36]

2:13 that's the steepest turn iv ever seen

[@mccoyschannel777]

How did you get on this plane

[@Ded9822]

I help build P5 through P25… amazing aircraft well beyond its time.

[@flygwada971]

Nice passenger view on this military aircraft which is not common. She brakes pretty fast at landing....

[@LoveJT8D]

flygwada971 The braking performance is definitely amazing.

[@petershaw9198]

Jesus tonight and tomorrow how quick does this thing stop!!!!

[@LoveJT8D]

Peter Shaw It's packing some mega brakes. Pretty nuts on the stopping performance.

[@derekwall200]

now who did you bribe to get a ride on one of those? did y'all see how quickly this plane slowed down after touchdown?

[@TB-wn7vy]

For that tactical takeoff, were the engines (or would they typically be) at 100% power as in every itty bitty bit of juice they have - maxed out - firewalled - however you want to phrase it?

[@LoveJT8D]

T``` B``` I don't believe they were firewalled, but maybe just a little extra juice. I think a lot of the climb power was a result of hugging the runway for a while after a lifting off.

[@TB-wn7vy]

Thanks @Love, great video and appreciate the knowledge being a layman I enjoy learning stuff about flight etc.

[@adrianspeeder]

That was a max power takeoff. Each electronic engine computer will calculate from dozens of environmental variables what the maximum thrust available is when the takeoff data is crunched by the mission computer at that moment. All that has to be done then is push the throttles to the stops, and the EEC's do the rest to hold the motors at the redline. The other choice is a "derated thrust" option that calculates the minimum amount of thrust for takeoff factoring in weight, weather, and terrain. Saves gas, and saves wear and tear, but not used when we got to GTFO!

[@helenweston4050]

This is neither a tactical take off or landing. When taking off the force is so immense you are flattened. You certainly wouldn't be able to stand up and film out of a window. Similarly the landing is pretty relaxed too. Speaking from operational experience here.

[@LoveJT8D]

Helen Weston Thanks for watching and your input. This video was an excerpt from a longer aerial refueling video where the loadmaster explains all the maneuvers beforehand. It may have been a watered down version but I recall hugging low to the ground after liftoff then a fairly sharp nose up and steep left bank. The landing itself was more of a soft/short field landing, but the tactical portion was more in the descent. Nose down and circling over the airfield in a steep bank until we hit the desired altitude.

[@JishyFishy4106]

I have an Idea of a Passenger C17, for Commercial Airlines...

[@pacisle3232]

It looks like ordinary take-off? What am I missing?

[@chalitha22]

Externally blown flaps of the propulsive lift system.

[@chrissar1511]

I can see my old high school

[@LoveJT8D]

chris sar Awesome!

[@astrophysx7523]

0:50 was that a bug?

[@bingobango170]

I don't get it. Is it a b17?

[@jconan28]

Still waiting for the tactical take off and landing part..

[@Jl777100]

Is that in Moreno Valley California?

[@LoveJT8D]

Jose Olivares Yes, Moreno Valley.

[@davidpacholski7144]

Does anyone see how the engine is moving around? That cant be normal?

[@jovanholland36]

What was that werrrrrr noise at 3:17

[@pilotamazing4264]

How did you feel in terms of sick

[@LoveJT8D]

Pilot Amazing 42 I didn't feel any airsickness. Although any Gs that were pulled was very short lived.

[@ockflyguy1]

looks like March AFB?

[@LoveJT8D]

ockflyguy1 That is correct.

[@bobhaithcock448]

ah, but some of us remember the globemaster, C-141. flew on that, dc10, 130. few others.

[@adrianspeeder]

C-141 was the starlifter.

[@LottiDotti76]

And it is the KC-10. Not sure if you know but it goes like this (for anyone who cares): C-5 Galaxy C-17 Globemaster III C-130 Hercules C-141 Starlifter KC-10 Extender KC-135 Stratotanker LoL, I will skip the rest. My knowledge of AF planes comes from the half of my life I spent on Active Duty in the Air Force. Good times.

[@WHUFC71]

I shit meself just watching this!! Holy moly!!

[@LoveJT8D]

Pretty agile for such a large plane!