Research aircraft and systems

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ↗Pilot account

The Empire’s Ironclad: flying and fighting in the B-52

Keith Shiban · 11 June 2016

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ↗Pilot account

B-52 pilot shares her Air Force experience and contributions

Master Sgt. Scott King interviews Andrea Jensen · 20 March 2006

Boeing B-52G Stratofortress ↗Pilot account

Interview with Col. Francis Potter, March 1990

Interview published by Ben Phillips · 10 January 2014

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The loadmaster has a second view of the EFB

The EFB appears as a tablet beside the pilot and as a laptop at the loadmaster station. Both interfaces provide access to attachments, doors and payloads.

Miltech C-17 MSFS 2024 manual · PDF pp.72–75

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The fuel page displays quantities rather than editing them

The manual labels the EFB fuel page as a visual display. The payload page separately shows aircraft weights and a centre-of-gravity diagram alongside load selection.

C-17 manual · PDF p.73

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Cargo controls have documented simulation limits

Hydraulic and electrical power are required for cargo-door and ramp operation. The guide marks the chute/rail, aerial-delivery, ramp-blowdown and smoke-detection panels as inactive in this version.

C-17 manual · PDF p.74; page visually checked

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Animated communication panels do not all control radios

The overhead standby radio is inactive. The guide also distinguishes animated intercom and microphone-selection modules from functioning radio controls.

C-17 manual · PDF p.50; archived version, not a current package test

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Simulator documentation

C-17 Globemaster III · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Modern transport controls with an explicit feature boundary

Miltech's C-17 guide describes fly-by-wire stabilisation and trim, selectable autopilot modes and stall-test controls. It explicitly marks VNAV, TURB and several other controls as unsupported in that version. The aircraft's military-transport role and modern cockpit therefore have a concrete documented simulator scope.

Archived simulator manual; installed package revision not observed · PDF pp.6,8,45,58

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Research-based aircraft background

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

McDonnell Douglas developed the C-17 for the US Air Force, with its first flight in 1991. Four turbofans, a high wing and a rear cargo ramp support the heavy-transport role. Its landing gear and high-lift design also address operations from relatively constrained airfields.

The Globemaster III can move very large equipment while retaining a modern two-pilot flight deck. The Miltech manual describes the simulator's flight-control and autopilot features, including functions that were not implemented in the documented version.

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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Pilot account

The journey home: final USAF C-17 takes inaugural flight

Senior Airman Dennis Sloan · 13 September 2013

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Pilot account

Charleston aircrew thinks fast during combat-zone emergency

27 February 2004 · Bill Buckingham and crew interviewed

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ↗Pilot account

C-17 pilot reflects during final OEF flight

Master Sgt. Leisa Grant interviews Paul Eberhart · 28 August 2013