Boeing C-17A Globemaster III
A four-engine jet transport that carries up to 77 t over intercontinental distances and still lands on short, unpaved strips. Two pilots and a loadmaster crew it; the flight deck has two head-up displays and electronic flight controls.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 450 kt
- Range
- 2,400 nm
- Service ceiling
- 45,000 ft
Fuel
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1 · Jet A
- Usable fuel
- 107,650 kg
- Total capacity
- 107,650 kg
Turbine fuel is shown as mass, at a typical 0.80 kg/l, the way crews plan it.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete · Gravel
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Glass cockpit
- Systems
- Fly-by-wire · Head-up display · Retractable gear · Pressurised cabin · Weather radar
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 102
- Minimum crew
- 2
- Cockpit seats
- 4
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 265,352 kg
- Empty weight
- 128,140 kg
Licence and training
- Class rating
- Military (no civil licence)
- Extra training or endorsements
- None beyond the licence and rating.
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 4× Jet
- ICAO type designator
- C17
- Wake turbulence category
- H · Heavy
- In service since
- 1993
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 53.04 m
- Wingspan
- 51.75 m
- Height
- 16.79 m
- Fuselage width
- 6.86 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Boeing C-17A Globemaster IIILength 53.04 m
- Boeing 747-400 LCF DreamlifterLength 71.68 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
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