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Aircraft Name C-17 Globemaster 3 Manufacturer BOEING Body Wide Wing Fixed Wing Position High wing (winglets) Tail T-tail WTC H APC B Type Code L4J Engine Jet Engine Count Multi Position Underwing mounted Landing gear Tricycle retractable Manufactured as BOEING CC-177 Globemaster III MCDONNELL DOUGLAS Globemaster 3 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS C-17 Globemaster 3 BOEING Globemaster 3 BOEING C-17 Globemaster 3C17
Long range heavy cargo transporter. In service since 1992. Designed to replace the LOCKHEED C-141. KC-17 tanker to replace USAF KC-135.
Technical Data Wing span (metric) 51.80 m Length (metric) 53.00 m Height (metric) 16.80 m Powerplant4 x 185 kN P&W PW2040 (USAF: F117-PW-100) turbofans.
Engine Model(s) Pratt & Whitney PW2000 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Indicative Performance Data Take-Off V2 125 kts Distance 2360 m MTOW 265350 kg Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) IAS 145 kts ROC 2000 ft/min Initial Climb (to FL150) IAS 300 kts ROC 1500 Initial Climb (to FL240) IAS 300 kts ROC 1500 ft/min MACH Climb MACH 0.74 ROC 1000 ft/min Cruise TAS 460 kts MACH 0.76 Ceiling 450 Range 5000 NM Initial Descent (to FL240) MACH 0.76 ROD 1000 ft/min Descent (to FL100) IAS 300 kts ROD 3000 ft/min Descent (FL100 & below) IAS 230 kts MCS n/a ROD 1500 ft/min Approach Vapp (IAS) 115 kts Distance 915 mAccidents & Serious Incidents involving
B763, en-route, mid North Atlantic, 2011Feedback
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