Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:assemblyLocation	gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
gptkbp:canBe	medical evacuation aerial delivery
gptkbp:canOperateFrom	austere airfields
gptkbp:carries	gptkb:aircraft M1 Abrams tank paratroopers
gptkbp:crew	3
gptkbp:cruiseSpeed	830 km/h
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:engine	4 Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans
gptkbp:firstFlight	1991-09-15
gptkbp:hasUnit	$218 million (2012)
gptkbp:height	16.8 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
gptkbp:ICAOTypeDesignator	gptkb:C17
gptkbp:introduced	1995
gptkbp:lastDelivery	2015
gptkbp:length	53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight	265,350 kg
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II gptkb:Douglas_C-74_Globemaster
gptkbp:NATOReportingName	gptkb:Globemaster
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Globemaster_III
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Afghanistan_evacuation_2021 humanitarian relief
gptkbp:numberBuilt	279
gptkbp:payload	77,519 kg
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter
gptkbp:primaryUser	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_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force gptkb:NATO_Strategic_Airlift_Capability
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:tailNumber	USAF: 0xx
gptkbp:wingspan	51.75 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Airbus_A400M_Atlas gptkb:RAF gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton gptkb:Boeing gptkb:Boeing_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5