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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III General characteristics  * Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster  * Capacity:     - 134 troops with palletized seats or     - 102 troops with standard centerline seats or     - 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients or     - Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers or 6 M1117 Armored Security Vehicles  * Payload: 170,900lb (77,519kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles  * Length: 174ft (53m)  * Wingspan: 169.8ft (51.75m)  * Height: 55.1ft (16.8m)  * Wing area: 3,800sq ft (353sq m)  * Empty weight: 282,500lb (128,100kg)  * Max takeoff weight: 585,000lb (265,350kg)  * Powerplant: 4 Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440lbf (180kN) each  * Fuel capacity: 35,546US gal (134,556L) Performance  * Cruise speed: Mach 0.76 (450kts, 515mph, 830km/h)  * Range: 2,420nm (2,785mi, 4,482km)  * Service ceiling: 45,000ft (13,716m)  * Max wing loading: 150lb/sq ft (750kg/sq m)  * Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277  * Takeoff run at MTOW: 7,600ft (2,316m)  * Landing distance: 3,500ft (1,060m)
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