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Boeing C-17A Globemaster III SN:05-5142

Markings: 729th Airlift Squadron (729 AS) is part of the 452d Air Mobility Wing (452d AMW) is an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) air mobility unit located at March ARB, California. It is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).

05- 5142

 

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 Globemaster III Lot XV

CN:P-142

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