YC-15

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prototype military transport aircraft short takeoff and landing aircraft

The YC-15 was a prototype short takeoff and landing (STOL) military transport aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas in the 1970s that served as the technological basis for the later C-17 Globemaster III.

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McDonnell Douglas YC-15 ×47

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	prototype military transport aircraft → short takeoff and landing aircraft →
cargoCapacity	palletized cargo → up to 60 litters → up to 72 troops →
competedWith	Boeing YC-14 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	3 →
cruiseSpeed	450 kn →
designedFor	short unprepared airstrips → tactical airlift →
designFeature	STOL capability → double-slotted flaps → externally blown flaps → full-span leading-edge slats →
developedBy	McDonnell Douglas →
engineModel	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 →
engineType	turbofan →
firstFlight	1975-08-26 →
height	13.1 m →
influenced	McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III →
introduced	1975 →
length	37.6 m →
manufacturer	McDonnell Douglas →
maximumSpeed	Mach 0.78 →
maximumTakeoffWeight	159000 lb → 72000 kg →
numberBuilt	2 →
numberOfEngines	4 →
primaryUser	United States Air Force →
program	Advanced Medium STOL Transport program →
programCancelled	1979 →
range	2600 nmi →
reasonForCancellation	budget constraints → changing USAF requirements →
role	military transport aircraft →
servedAsTechnologicalBasisFor	McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III →
serviceCeiling	30000 ft →
status	prototype only → retired →
survivorLocation	Edwards Air Force Base museum collection → Pima Air & Space Museum →
tailConfiguration	T-tail →
testLocation	Edwards Air Force Base → Howard Air Force Base →
wingConfiguration	high-wing →
wingspan	40.4 m →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
C-17 Globemaster III →	developedFrom