C-17 Globemaster III Tactical Transport Aircraft, USA
Key Data:
Permanently Installed Sidewall Seating
54 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 Kit
Nine additional stations
Total Capability, Contingency
36 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 System
Digital 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
9º
Ramp Capacity
40,000lb
Performance:
Maximum Payload
170,900lb
Maximum Take-Off Gross Weight
585,000lb
Empty Weight
277,000lb
Range, 160,000lb
2,400nm
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 Cargo
3,000ft
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:
Pallets
Nine 463L plus two on the ramp
Single Load Airdrop
60,000lb platform
Airdrop Sequential Loads
110,000lb, 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 Gear
Twin-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
