Globemaster III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Long_Beach,_California,_USA
gptkbp:capacity can carry 102 paratroopers
can carry 134 troops with palletized seating
can carry 3 Stryker armored vehicles
can carry M1 Abrams tank
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:engine 4 Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans
gptkbp:firstFlight 15 September 1991
gptkbp:hasUnit US$218 million (2012)
gptkbp:height 16.8 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Globemaster III
gptkbp:introduced 1995
gptkbp:lastDelivery 2015
gptkbp:length 53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 830 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 265,350 kg
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II
gptkb:Douglas_C-74_Globemaster
gptkbp:nickname Moose
gptkbp:notableFeature advanced avionics
fly-by-wire controls
can operate from austere airfields
high-lift wing design
reverse thrust capability for backing up
gptkbp:numberBuilt 279
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkbp:payload 77,519 kg
gptkbp:predecessor Boeing KC-46 Pegasus (partial role)
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Indian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 4,482 km with max payload
gptkbp:retired gptkb:United_States_Air_Force_(planned_for_2030s)
gptkbp:role strategic and tactical airlift
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 13,716 m
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_C-141_Starlifter
gptkbp:tailNumber USAF: 00-xxxx to 12-xxxx
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
humanitarian missions
gptkbp:wingspan 51.75 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6