Sunday, January 24, 2010

C17 Globemaster III

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
  • Capacity:
    • 102 troops with standard centerline seats or
    • 134 troops with palletized seats or
    • 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients or
    • Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank
  • Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
  • Length: 174 ft (53 m)
  • Wingspan: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)
  • Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)
  • Wing area: 3,800 ft² (353 m²)
  • Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,350 kg)
  • Powerplant:Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each
  • Fuel capacity: 35,546 US gal (134,556 L)

Performance

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File:C-17 cockpit 2007-01-19.jpg

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File:C-17 at Bagram Air Base.jpg

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