Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

C-17 Globemaster III

 

The C 17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft is a high-capacity, designed to provide the air forces of NATO component of a modern and efficient transport. Its design is the result of a specific ' USAF trying to modernize its fleet and transport medium and heavy at the same time, required operational capability of spectrum, such as tactical transport, the aviolancio means, materials and paratroopers; the transport of injured and emergency evacuation.

 

Description
Type	Tactical transport aircraft
Crew	2 pilots 1 the loading operator
Designer	McDonnell Douglas
Builder	Boeing
Date first flight	May 18, 1992
Date of entry into service	1993 with the ' U.S. Air Force
Primary user	U.S. Air Force
Other users	see here
Specimens	211 (as of December 2009)
Unit cost	218 million $
Developed by	McDonnell Douglas YC-15
Dimensions and weights
Length	53.04 m
Wingspan	50.29 m
Height	16.76 m
Wing area	353 m²
Wing loading	750 kg / m²
Empty weight	120 250 kg
Weight load	189 375 kg
Maximum takeoff weight	263 000 kg
Passenger	154 passengers or 102 paratroopers
Capacity	76 655 kg
Fuel capacity	134 556 L
Propulsion
Engine	4 turboblowers Pratt & Whitney F117-PW100
Push	118.55 kN each
Performance
Max	0.77 Mach (approx. 817 km / h )
Autonomy	from 4445 to 7564 km
Tangency	about 11 000 m