C-17 Globemaster III
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Primary Function | Cargo and troop transport |
| Prime Contractor | Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Corp.] |
| Power Plant Manufacturer | Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW- 100 turbofan engines |
| Thrust (each engine) | 40,900 pounds |
| Wingspan | 170 feet 9 inches (to winglet tips) (51.81 meters) |
| Length | 173 feet 11 inches (53.04 meters) |
| Height | 55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters) |
| Cargo Compartment | Length - 85 feet 2 inches (26 meters); width - 18 feet (5.48 meters); height - 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 meters) forward of the wing and 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters) aft of the wing |
| Speed | 500 mph (Mach .77) |
| Service Ceiling | 45,000 feet at cruising speed (13,716 meters) |
| Range | Unlimited with in-flight refueling |
| Crew | Three (two pilots and one loadmaster) |
| Maximum Peacetime Takeoff Weight | 585,000 pounds (265,306 kilos) |
| Load | 102 troops/paratroops; 48 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants; 170,900 pounds (76,644 kilos) of cargo (18 pallet positions) |
| Date Deployed | June 1993 |
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