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Boeing C-17A Globemaster III SN:98-0057
Markings: 62nd AW, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash
SN: 98-0057
Specifications (C-17)
General characteristics
Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Capacity:
102 troops with standard centerline seats or
134 troops with palletized seats or
36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients
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 US gal (134,556 L)
Performance
Cruise speed: Mach 0.76 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)
Range: 2,420 nmi[87] (2,785 mi, 4,482 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Max wing loading: 150 lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)
Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277
Boeing C-17A Lot X Globemaster III 98-0057 c/n P-57 was with 97th AMW at Altus but noted as 62nd AW McChord. Hit by missile nearBaghdad Apt, Iraq Dec 9, 2003, but was able to land safely.Returned to McChord AFB Jan 3, 2004 for repair.
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III SN:98-0057
Markings: 62nd AW, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash
SN: 98-0057
Specifications (C-17)
General characteristics
Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Capacity:
102 troops with standard centerline seats or
134 troops with palletized seats or
36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients
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 US gal (134,556 L)
Performance
Cruise speed: Mach 0.76 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)
Range: 2,420 nmi[87] (2,785 mi, 4,482 km)
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Max wing loading: 150 lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)
Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277
Boeing C-17A Lot X Globemaster III 98-0057 c/n P-57 was with 97th AMW at Altus but noted as 62nd AW McChord. Hit by missile nearBaghdad Apt, Iraq Dec 9, 2003, but was able to land safely.Returned to McChord AFB Jan 3, 2004 for repair.