C-17 Globemaster III

Specifications - C-17 Globemaster III Tactical Transport Aircraft, USA


Key Data
Permanently Installed Sidewall Seating54 seats, 27 each side, width 18in, spacing 24in centre to centre
Centerline Seats, Stored On-Board 48 seats, eight sets of six back-to-back
Palletised, Ten-Passenger Pallets 90 seats on nine pallets, plus 54 passengers on sidewall seats
Litter (Medical Stretchers) Stations On-Board Three stations, three litters (stretchers) each
Litter Stations, Additional KitNine additional stations
Total Capability, Contingency36 litters, 102 ambulatory
Flight Crew Two
Observer Positions Two
Instrument Displays Head-Up Display (HUD), 4 multifunction cathode ray tube displays, and conventional instruments as backup
Navigation SystemDigital electronics
Communications Integrated radio management system
Flight Control Quad-redundant electronic flight control system with mechanical actuated back-up
Dimensions
Wingspan 169.8ft
Length 174ft
Height at Tail 55.1ft
Fuselage Diameter 22.5ft
Usable Fuel Weight 181,054lb
Engines Four Pratt and Whitney PW2040 engines, military designation F117-PW-100, thrust 40,440lb each
Cargo Compartment Crew One loadmaster
Cargo Floor Length 68.2ft
Rap Length 19.8ft
Loadable Width 18ft
Ramp to Ground Angle
Ramp Capacity 40,000lb
Performance
Maximum Payload 170,900lb
Maximum Take-Off Gross Weight 585,000lb
Empty Weight 277,000lb
Range, 160,000lb2,400nm
Cruise Speed Mach 0.74 to Mach 0.77
Service Ceiling 45,000ft
Ferry Range (Unladen Range) 4,700nm
Take-Off Field Length, at Maximum Gross Weight 7,740ft
Landing Field Length, with 160,000lb of Cargo3,000ft
Wing
Area 3,800ft²
Aspect Ratio 7.165
Wing Sweep Angle 25º
Airfoil Type Supercritical airfoil
Flaps Fixed-vane, double-slotted, simple
Winglet Area 35.85ft²
Winglet Span 9.21ft
Winglet Sweep Angle 30º
Winglet Angle 15º from vertical
Horizontal Tail Area 845ft²
Horizontal Tail Span 65ft
Horizontal Tail Aspect Ratio 5.0
Horizontal Tail Sweep 27º
Cargo Box Dimensions
PalletsNine 463L plus two on the ramp
Single Load Airdrop60,000lb platform
Airdrop Sequential Loads110,000lb, 60ft of platforms
Cargo Handling System 18 463l pallets, including four on the ramp
Combat Offload All pallets from aerial delivery or cargo handling system
Landing Gear
Main Landing GearTwin-strut tandem, three wheels each strut per side of aircraft
Width Outside to Outside 33.7ft
Tyres 50 x 21-20
Nose Landing Gear Dual wheels
Tyres 40 x 1 S.5-16
Wheelbase 65.8ft
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