4642- RCAF 702

I was in some trees, well not in the trees, but I'm sure you know what I mean!!.............when this Globemaster took off.

I took this grab shot, and those are tree branch artifacts showing!

 

It's a lot of aircraft almost flying over my head!

 

General characteristics

 

Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster (five additional personnel required for aeromedical evacuation)

Capacity:

102 paratroopers or

134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats or

54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets) only or

36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical attendants or

Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers, or six M1117 Armored Security Vehicles

Payload: 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: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)

Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)

Wing area: 3,800 ft² (353 m²)

Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)

Max. takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,350 kg)

Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each

Fuel capacity: 35,546 U.S. gal (134,556 L)

 

Performance

 

Cruise speed: Mach 0.74 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)

Range: 2,420 nmi[192] (2,785 mi, 4,482 km) ; 5,610 nmi (10,390 km) with paratroopers

Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)

Max. wing loading: 150 lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)

Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277

Takeoff run at MTOW: 7,600 ft (2,316 m)[192]

Landing distance: 3,500 ft (1,060 m)

 

Done