ROBERT McMAHAN COLLECTION
No. 3580. McDonnell Douglas YC-17A Globemaster III (87-0025 c/n T-1) US Air Force
Photograph from NASA, taken at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California, USA, December 4, 2001, by Tony Landis

McDonnell Douglas YC-17A Globemaster III
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Original photo caption:

NASA Dryden is participating with the US Air Force (USAF), other NASA centers, Boeing, and the Pratt & Whitney company in the Propulsion Health Management (PHM) portion of the Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) program. The program is using a USAF C-17A transport in an effort to enhance aircraft safety by enabling early electronic detection of potential problems with aircraft engines and associated systems.

03/30/2007. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "This is the very first Globemaster III built, and initially wore a camouflage scheme. Subsequently it was assigned to the 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB."



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