Boeing C-17A Globemaster III

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boeing_C-17A_Globemaster_III
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Long_Beach,_California,_USA
gptkbp:canBe aerial delivery
airdrop missions
gptkbp:canOperateFrom austere airfields
gptkbp:capacity up to 18 military pallets
gptkbp:carries gptkb:Humvee
M1 Abrams tank
paratroopers
medical evacuation patients
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed 830 km/h
gptkbp:engine 4 Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans
gptkbp:firstFlight 1991-09-15
gptkbp:height 16.8 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
gptkbp:ICAOTypeDesignator gptkb:C17
gptkbp:introduced 1995
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle, 14 wheels
gptkbp:length 53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 265,350 kg
gptkbp:medicalEvacCapacity 36 stretchers
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II
gptkb:Douglas_C-74_Globemaster
gptkbp:NATODesignation gptkb:Globemaster_III
gptkbp:numberBuilt 279
gptkbp:numberOfDoors rear ramp
gptkbp:paratrooperCapacity 102
gptkbp:payload 77,519 kg
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Canadian_Forces
gptkb:Qatar_Emiri_Air_Force
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force
gptkbp:productionStartYear 1991–2015
gptkbp:range 4,482 km (with max payload)
gptkbp:retired not before 2040 (USAF)
gptkbp:role strategic and tactical airlift
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:tailNumber USAF: 0x-xxxx
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
disaster relief
humanitarian missions
gptkbp:wingspan 51.75 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kabul_airlift
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6