The massive long-haul military transport aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions.

 


The Globemaster






A high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport aircraft, the multi-service C-17 can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields in harsh terrain anywhere in the world. The massive, sturdy, long-haul aircraft tackles distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions. It has delivered cargo in every worldwide operation since the 1990s. Boeing builds and maintains the aircraft for nine countries worldwide.

 




C-17 Quick Facts

 The C-17 can:

• Take off from a 7,740-foot (2359.15-meter) airfield


• Carry a payload of up to 164,900 pounds (74,797 kg)


• Fly 6,230 nautical miles with no payload


• Refuel while in flight


• Land in 3,000 feet (914 meters) or less on a small unpaved or paved airfield in day or night.


• Carry a cargo of wheeled U.S. Army vehicles in two side-by-side rows, including the U.S. Army's main battle tank, the M-1


• Drop a single 60,000-pound (27,216-kilogram) payload, with sequential load drops of 110,000 pounds (49,895 kilograms)


• Back up a 2-percent slope


• Seat 54 on the sidewall and 48 in the centerline