The Genius Engineering Behind C-17 Aircraft Landing Gear

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[@Kaitydid74]

Great vid…but I thought it was about the engineering of a C-17 landing gear

[@noir2559]

true but halfway it switched to U-2 lol

[@manuelbeltranmeza]

X2

[@dapto234]

Must of ran out of things to say about the C17 gear.didn’t show anything about how the gear rotates on retracting.

[@prabhakarkmv4135]

Creating an aircraft like this C-17 is no less than a lifetime achievement! 👍 👌 ❤👏

[@786itube]

Interesting. Though it will be helpful if the editors could stick to the subject

[@JoshRendall]

That plane looks amazing! I like how the landing gear retracts!

[@mbc6008]

Excellent video, I was fortunate enough to help manufacture the C-17 flap actuator systems, landing gear including in-service M.R.O.

[@jaybee9269]

Seriously? This isn’t just about the landing gear. Or even one aircraft. And the U2 has always had tandem landing gear, the B-52’s is cooler. WHY can’t you stick to one topic?

[@henrys.6864]

There facts are also questionable as the tandem land gear on the U2 has always been tandem and as you mentioned too! 👍🇺🇲

[@LuciferMorningstarDanny]

Yep I’m with all those below, great video. But I’m still waiting for info on the c 17 landing gear🤣🤣🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@AbdulRashid-ho8qg]

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO SIR , Abdul Rashid WAZIRABAD PAKISTAN💖

[@jujust2194]

I like how the c-17 is super complex but they talk about the landing gear The engine far more interesting

[@StevePenney34]

Too many cutaways. You don't let the viewer focus for more than a couple of seconds. Hardly any information about the design of the landing gear except for a few quick pictures.

[@ralphford4302]

great to see pics of the C-17's of the 305th AMW based at JBMDL where I am privileged to be an Honorary Squadron Commander

[@nicholasmarino1733]

Hi, I dare say the Wright brothers would be impressed!!!!!!!!

[@righty-o3585]

Jet powered glider lol I get what he meant, but that's just funny

[@chuckcawthon3370]

Fascinating Story

[@shawnbyers6291]

I learned the tires weigh 390lbs and need a dolly for maintenance. Beyond that there was nothing about the landing gear…

[@anticat900]

It looks a but like Thunderbird 2, so yes I like it :-)

[@C-130-Hercules]

Load Clear 👍

[@claudiosimas1020]

The C-17 has 14 wheels........... And here's the U2 spy plane!

[@Khether0001]

Amazing..... It is like a gorgeous flying whale...!

[@shanumanaf1942]

Started at North pole and finished at South pole

[@richardiredale3128]

I don't understand... why on earth are you talking about everything BUT the C17 landing gear? Bogus.

[@collateral75]

Top notch stuff 👌

[@pvsnp3620]

Curious to know how it was ejecting stuff from the sides? 2:03

[@georgegames4374]

I wasted my time, so did they. Stick to the subject matter and don’t deviate.

[@kirkwilliams5740]

good teaching. thanks

[@davidneel8327]

As an aside. I happened to have worked on testing the landing gear.

[@slaveoffashion]

Dont talk about the U2 if you do a video about the C-17.....

[@petergreenwald9639]

This is not well researched. Wish YT had a button that assures certain content providers never show up on the list again. Had nothing to do with the design and implementation of the landing gear. And way too many mistakes.

[@samarvirsandhumundasandhua5720]

Hi sir am your big fan of your videos keep it up god bless you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love from India and Syria ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@person5476]

the air force museam by me has the first c-17. it was the first finished prototype (i think. note the book was unclear and just said it was a completed prototype lol)

[@novacali]

I watched the part about the C-17 a couple times. I still don't know the "genius" part. What do I know though. I drove submarines.

[@simran_jsp]

Great video

[@gtashiro]

Genius Engineering of C-17 then... SQUIRREL!!!... talk about U2 spy plane

[@analogyrecords8972]

What's the point to have a single topic in the video then talking about different things? I mean, great stuff, but WTF?

[@raynic1173]

0:55, what's going on here?

[@luisgonzalezorellana8460]

¿ Porqué colocan títulos en español, cuando el relato está en inglés y como si fuera poco, ni subtítulos tiene ?

[@NilesGimp]

Not a very good video... There's little info on the C17, and lots about the U2.

[@BooDevil65]

But what about the landing gear? SQUIRREL!

[@rameshthangaraj]

Please do NOT show everything ...CHINA IS CLOSELY WATCHING EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY FROM US.

[@chunkynumber3436]

I guarantee they already have everything that's public, plus whatever their spies have been able to get their hands on

[@miamijules2149]

Lolol thanks but.... I think the Chinese have much better ways than open-source videos. Not that it matters much, the Chinese can build as many of these and whatever else they’d like and they’d still be a in a world of hurt. You can’t beat demography and theirs absolutely sucks (due to One Child Policy & cultural factors.) They grow smaller, weaker, broker and more morally bankrupt day after day; unable to project power past 1,000 miles of their coastline with little real naval strength. Thankfully, THANKFULLY, God Almighty still blesses America

[@jaybee9269]

@@miamijules2149 >> Currently we’re being excessively “blessed” with illegal immigrants. (The Chinese do have a plane looking suspiciously similar to a C-17, can’t imagine why…)