C-17 Globemaster III

E6098

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.

Aliases (8)

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III ×5
Boeing C-17A Globemaster III ×3
McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III ×3
C-17 aircraft ×1
C-17A Globemaster III ×1
C-17A-3 Globemaster III ×1
C-17A-4 Globemaster III ×1
CC-177 Globemaster III ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military transport aircraft → strategic airlifter →
canOperateFrom	austere airfields → short runways → unpaved runways →
cargoCapability	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 →
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 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 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 (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Shader → Royal Australian Air Force ("Boeing C-17A Globemaster III") → Royal Canadian Air Force ("CC-177 Globemaster III") →	usesAircraft
15th Wing → 446th Airlift Wing ("Boeing C-17 Globemaster III") →	aircraftOperated
167th Airlift Wing → United Arab Emirates Air Force →	equipment
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability ("C-17A-3 Globemaster III") → NATO Strategic Airlift Capability ("C-17A-4 Globemaster III") →	hasAircraft
Boeing ("Boeing C-17 Globemaster III") → McDonnell Douglas ("McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III") →	notableProduct
KTCM → McChord Field →	supportsAircraftType
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability ("Boeing C-17 Globemaster III") → Qatar Emiri Air Force →	usesAircraftType
M198 howitzer →	airTransportableBy
RAF Brize Norton ("Boeing C-17A Globemaster III") →	basedAircraft
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson →	hostsAircraft
RAAF Base Amberley ("Boeing C-17A Globemaster III") →	hostsAircraftType
McDonnell Douglas YC-15 ("McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III") →	influenced
Royal Air Force →	notableAircraft
412th Test Wing →	notableAircraftTested
Indian Air Force →	notableTransportAircraft
Kuwait Air Force →	operates
62nd Airlift Wing →	operatesAircraft
Air Mobility Command →	operatesAircraftType
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 ("C-17A Globemaster III") →	poweredAircraft
62nd Airlift Wing ("Boeing C-17 Globemaster III") →	primaryAircraft
McDonnell Douglas YC-15 ("McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III") →	servedAsTechnologicalBasisFor
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) →	transportableBy
Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 ("Boeing C-17 Globemaster III") →	usedOnAircraft
Airborne School ("C-17 aircraft") →	usesEquipment