Narrator: These Air Force pilots are refueling their C-17 Globemaster III at 26,000 feet ... they practice the complicated maneuvers in a state-of-the-art simulator. It's pretty realistic.

The Globemaster III was designed to be able to land on runways as short as 3,500 feet and as narrow as 90 feet. With engine thrust reversers, the C-17 can back up and turn around on very small ...