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Aircraft Details

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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