Boeing Military
C-17A Globemaster III
First flight 15 September 1991
Produced 1991–2015
Boeing Military C-17A Globemaster III
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| General information | |
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| Type | Strategic and tactical airlifter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas / Boeing |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | United States Air ForceIndian Air Force Royal Air Force See Operators for others |
| Number built | 279 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1991–2015 |
| Introduction date | 17 January 1995 |
| First flight | 15 September 1991 |
Developed from McDonnell Douglas YC-15
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History Boeing Military
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
First flight 15 September 1991 / Produced 1991–2015
The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II.
The C-17 is based upon the YC-15, a smaller prototype airlifter designed during the 1970s. It was designed to replace the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and also fulfill some of the duties of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. Compared to the YC-15, the redesigned airlifter differed in having swept wings, increased size, and more powerful engines. Development was protracted by a series of design issues, causing the company to incur a loss of nearly US$1.5 billion on the program's development phase. On 15 September 1991, roughly one year behind schedule, the first C-17 performed its maiden flight. The C-17 formally entered USAF service on 17 January 1995. Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, continued to manufacture the C-17 for almost two decades. The final C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California plant and flown on 29 November 2015.
The C-17 Globemaster III is a strategic transport aircraft, able to airlift cargo close to a battle area. The size and weight of U.S. mechanized firepower and equipment have grown in recent decades from increased air mobility requirements, particularly for large or heavy non-palletized outsize cargo. It has a length of 174 feet (53 m) and a wingspan of 169 feet 10 inches (51.77 m), and uses about 8% composite materials, mostly in secondary structure and control surfaces.)0
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Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
First flight 15 September 1991 Produced 1991–2015
Boeing Military Airplanes
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
First flight 15 September 1991 Produced 1991–2015
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (2 pilots, 1 loadmaster)
- Capacity: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
- Length: 174 ft (53 m)
- Wingspan: (51.755 m)
- Height: 55 ft 1 in (16.79 m)
Powerplant
- Empty weight: (128,140 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (265,352 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 35,546 US gal (29,598 imp gal; 134,560 L)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney PW2000 turbofan engines, 40,440 lbf (179.9 kN) thrust each (US military designation: F117-PW-100)
Specifications
- Cruise speed: 450 kn (520 mph, 830 km/h) (Mach 0.74–0.79)
- Range: 2,420 nmi (2,780 mi, 4,480 km) with 157,000 lb (71,214 kg) payload
- Ferry range: 11,540 km)
- Service ceiling: (14,000 m)
- Wing loading: 150 lb/sq ft (730 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 0.277 (minimum)
- Takeoff run at MTOW: (2,499 m)
- Takeoff run at (179,169 kg): (914 m)
- Landing distance: (1,067 m) with maximum payload[
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III Produced 1991–2015
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C-17A Globemaster III
A high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment,
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