YC-15 | |
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General information | |
Type | Tactical airlifter |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas |
Status | Canceled |
Number built | 2 |
History | |
First flight | 26 August 1975 |
Developed into | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III |
The McDonnell Douglas YC-15 is a prototype four-engine short take-off and landing (STOL) tactical transport. It was McDonnell Douglas' entrant into the United States Air Force's Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition to replace the Lockheed C-130 Hercules as the USAF's standard STOL tactical transport. In the end, neither the YC-15 nor the Boeing YC-14 was ordered into production, although the YC-15's basic design would be used to form the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III.