Airlift Cargo Aircraft
| AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT COMPARISON | C-5 | C-17 | C-130H | C-141B | KC-135R* | KC-10 | 747-200F |
| MAX TAKEOFF GROSS WEIGHT (LBS.) 2.5 g | 769,000 | 523,000 | 155,700 | 323,000 | 322,500 | 593,000 | 836,000 |
| OPR WT EMPTY (LBS.) | 374,000 | 236,600 | 80,000 | 149,000 | 135,000 | 244,500 | 344,300 |
| MAX ACL (LBS.) 2.5G | 216,000 | 140,800 | 43,000 | 69,725 | 60,000 | 169,500 | 243,000 |
| MAX PALLET LOAD | 36 | 18 | 5.5 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 50 |
| WARTIME PALOAD DELIVERED 2,900 NM (LBS.) | 188,000 | 172,000 | 22,000 | 72,000 | 60,000 | 169,000 | 243,000 |
| RANGE (NM)WITH MAX ACL 2.5G | 2,250 | 2,840 | 1,000 | 2,160 | 5,000 | 3,100 | 3,600 |
| FERRY RANGE (NM) | 6,200 | 5,290 | 4,200 | 4,600 | 9,700** | 9,800 | 7,300 |
| AVG CRUISE SPEED/MACH | 450/.77 | 450/.77 | 280/.46 | 425/.74 | 450/.77 | 481/.82 | 490/.84 |
| TO GND RUN (FT) | 7,800 | 7,600 | 4,700 | 5,900 | 6,000 | 9,300 | 8,800 |
| LND ROLL (FT): MAX ACL & 500 NMS (SL/STD Day) | 2,750 | 1,880 | 2,400 | 2,180 | 3,000 | 2,800 | 5,900 |
| AMC MIN WARTIME RUNWAY LXW (FT) | 5000x90 | 3000x90 | 3000x90 | 5000x90 | 7000x147 | 6000x90 | 7400x90 |
| MIN 180 DEGREE TURN FT | 143 | 90 | 47 | 137 | 130 | 142 | 142 |
| AIRCRAFT LENGTH (FT) | 248 | 175 | 133 | 168 | 136 | 182 | 232 |
| Aircraft Wing Span (FT) | 223 | 171 | 100 | 160 | 131 | 165 | 196 |
| Aircraft Height (Ft) | 65 | 55 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 63 |
| Cargo Compartment Width | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| Height | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Length | 145 | 88 | 52 | 104 | 65 | 125 | 185 |
| THRUST (LBS.) /Eng | 41,000 | 40,700 | 4,300hp | 21,000 | 22,200 | 52,500 | 52,500 |
| AIRCRAFT NUMBERS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 TOTAL | 104 | 24 | 442 | 161 | 472 | 54 | N/A |
| 2006 TOTAL | 126 | 147 | 514 | 20 | 530 | 59 | N/A |
| 2006 Active | 82 | 131 | 186 | 0 | 235 | 59 | |
| 2006 Guard | 16 | 8 | 222 | 0 | 220 | 0 | |
| 2006 Reserve | 28 | 8 | 106 | 20 | 75 | 0 |
* Since the majority of KC-135s are dedicated to wartime air refueling, their impact to wartime airlift is limited.
**Range with 120,000 pounds (54,000 kilograms) for fuel transfer
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