Boeong C-17A Globemaster III
General characteristics (by Wikipedia)
- 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: 169 ft 9.6 in (51.755 m)
- Height: 55 ft 1 in (16.79 m)
- Wing area: 3,800 sq ft (350 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.165
- Airfoil: root: DLBA 142; tip: DLBA 147
- Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,140 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,352 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 35,546 US gal (29,598 imp gal; 134,560 l)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, 40,440 lbf (179.9 kN) thrust each
Performance
- 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: 6,230 nmi (7,170 mi, 11,540 km)
- Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (14,000 m)
- Wing loading: 150 lb/sq ft (730 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 0.277 (minimum)
- Takeoff run at MTOW: 8,200 ft (2,499 m)
- Takeoff run at 395,000 lb (179,169 kg): 3,000 ft (914 m)
- Landing distance: 3,500 ft (1,067 m) with maximum payload
VELIVOLI OPERATIVI IN FLOTTA (Virtavia C-17)
MALTA: 9H-LKG