C-17 Globemaster III (Strategic/Tactical
airlifter) – 223
Manufacturer: McDonnell
Douglas, Boeing
First flight: 15
September 1991
Introduction: 17
January 1995
Produced: 1991-present
Number built: 250
as of December 2012
Unit cost: $218
million (flyaway cost for FY2007)
Crew: 3: 2 pilots,
1 loadmaster
Length: 53 m
Wingspan: 51.75 m
Height: 16.8 m
Wing area: 353 m²
Empty weight:
128,100 kg
Max. takeoff
weight: 265,350 kg
Powerplant: 4×
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 18,355 lbf (180 kN) each
Fuel capacity:
134,556 L
Cruise speed: Mach
0.74 (830 km/h)
Range: 4,482 km;
10,390 km with paratroopers
Service ceiling:
13,716 m
Max. wing loading:
750 kg/m²
Minimum
thrust/weight: 0.277
Takeoff run at
MTOW: 2,316 m
Landing distance:
1,060 m
Capacity:
102 paratroopers; or
134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats; or
54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo
pallets) only; or
36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical
attendants; or
Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, 8 Strykers, or 6
M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
Payload: 77,519 kg
of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized
cargo and vehicles
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