C-17 Globemaster III

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military transport aircraft strategic airlifter

The C-17 Globemaster III is a large, long-range military transport aircraft used by several air forces worldwide for rapid strategic airlift of troops and heavy cargo.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
C-17 Globemaster III canonical 30
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III 14
McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III 4

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military transport aircraft ⓘ
strategic airlifter ⓘ
canOperateFrom austere airfields ⓘ
short runways ⓘ
unpaved runways ⓘ
cargoCapability M1 Abrams tanks ⓘ
surface form: M1 Abrams tank

litter patients for medevac ⓘ
paratroopers ⓘ
three Stryker vehicles ⓘ
cargoHoldHeight 3.76 m ⓘ
cargoHoldLength 26.82 m ⓘ
cargoHoldWidth 5.49 m ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 3 ⓘ
crewComposition one loadmaster ⓘ
two pilots ⓘ
cruiseSpeed about 450 knots ⓘ
about 830 km/h ⓘ
designGoal strategic and tactical airlift flexibility ⓘ
developedFrom YC-15 ⓘ
engineModel Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 ⓘ
engineType turbofan ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Air Force ⓘ
ferryRange about 10,400 km ⓘ
firstFlight 1991-09-15 ⓘ
hasFeature advanced cargo handling system ⓘ
fly-by-wire flight controls ⓘ
rear loading ramp ⓘ
winglets ⓘ
height 16.8 m ⓘ
introduced 1995 ⓘ
landingDistance about 1,060 m ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 53 m ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas ⓘ
maximumPayload 77,500 kg ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight 265,350 kg ⓘ
numberBuilt more than 275 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
operator Air Force Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Air Force Reserve Command

Air Mobility Command ⓘ
Air National Guard ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force ⓘ
productionEnd 2015 ⓘ
productionStart 1991 ⓘ
programStart 1980s ⓘ
rangeWithMaxPayload about 4,500 km ⓘ
role airdrop operations ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
strategic airlift ⓘ
tactical airlift ⓘ
serviceCeiling 45,000 ft ⓘ
tailConfiguration T-tail ⓘ
takeoffDistanceAtMaxWeight about 2,300 m ⓘ
usedBy Indian Air Force ⓘ
Kuwait Air Force ⓘ
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability ⓘ
Qatar Emiri Air Force ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: United Arab Emirates Air Force

United States Air Force ⓘ
usedFor aeromedical evacuation ⓘ
disaster relief operations ⓘ
humanitarian relief missions ⓘ
rapid strategic airlift of cargo ⓘ
rapid strategic airlift of troops ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing ⓘ
wingspan 51.75 m ⓘ

Referenced by (68)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Air Force → notableAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force → usesAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: CC-177 Globemaster III
Boeing → notableProduct → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Royal Australian Air Force → usesAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Operation Shader → usesAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
412th Test Wing → notableAircraftTested → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
RAF Brize Norton → basedAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Indian Air Force → notableTransportAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 → usedOnAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 → poweredAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17A Globemaster III
Qatar Emiri Air Force → usesAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability → usesAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability → hasAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17A-3 Globemaster III
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability → hasAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17A-4 Globemaster III
YC-15 → influenced → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
subject surface form: McDonnell Douglas YC-15
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
YC-15 → servedAsTechnologicalBasisFor → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
subject surface form: McDonnell Douglas YC-15
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
RAAF Base Amberley → hostsAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
Kuwait Air Force → operates → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas → notableProduct → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
Air Mobility Command → operatesAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
62nd Airlift Wing → operatesAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
62nd Airlift Wing → primaryAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
446th Airlift Wing → aircraftOperated → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
KTCM → supportsAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
KTCM → supportsAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
subject surface form: McChord Field
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson → hostsAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
15th Wing → aircraftOperated → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Airborne School → usesEquipment → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17 aircraft
United Arab Emirates Air Force → equipment → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
M198 howitzer → airTransportableBy → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) → transportableBy → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard → equipment → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
subject surface form: 167th Airlift Wing
Boeing Defense, Space & Security → notableProduct → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney PW2000 → usedOnAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney PW2000 → notableOperatorAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster III
EGVN → hostsAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
subject surface form: RAF Brize Norton
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Operation Maitri → usedTransport → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17 Globemaster III aircraft
RAF Waddington International Air Show → featuredAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Travis Air Force Base → homeToAircraftType → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
EGVA → supportsAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
March Air Reserve Base → hasAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
Kabul airlift (2021) → usedAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
No. 86 Wing RAAF → aircraftOperated → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17A Globemaster III
No. 36 Squadron RAAF → aircraftOperated → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
No. 36 Squadron RAAF → equipment → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Advanced Medium STOL Transport program → influenced → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
F117 → usedOnAircraft → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
F117 → aircraftPowered → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17A Globemaster III
F117 → aircraftPowered → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17B Globemaster III
F117 → associatedProgram → C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
this entity surface form: C-17 Globemaster III program