C-17 Globemaster III


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During normal testing, C-17s set 22 world records, including payload to altitude time-to-climb and the short takeoff and landing mark

C-17 Globemaster III Specifications
Primary Function:Long-range heavy transport
Contractor:Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Corp.]
Crew:Three (two pilots and one loadmaster)
Unit Cost:$236.7 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW- 100 turbofan engines (40,900 pounds each)
Dimensions
Length:173 feet 11 inches (53.04 meters)
Wingspan:170 feet 9 inches (to winglet tips) (51.81 meters)
Height:55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters)
Weights
Empty:269,000 lb (122016 kg)
Maximum Takeoff:585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms) — peacetime
Performance
Speed:500 mph (Mach .77)
Ceiling:45,000 feet at cruising speed (13,716 meters)
Range:Unlimited with in-flight refueling
Armament
N/A

C-17 Globemaster III Achievements
During normal testing, C-17s set 22 world records, including payload to altitude time-to-climb and the short takeoff and landing mark