Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Family
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a four-engine strategic and tactical airlifter designed to move large cargo, personnel, and medical patients between long-range routes and short, austere airfields. Its high-lift wing, externally blown flaps, reversible thrust, wide cargo hold, and rear loading ramp support rapid transport, humanitarian relief, aeromedical evacuation, and global air mobility for the United States and international operators.
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Identity
- Aliases
- C-17C-17AC-17 Globemaster IIIGlobemaster III
- Family Name
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
- Full Name
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Family
- Roles
- cargomilitaryutilityair_ambulance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Max Payload Mass Kg
- 77,519
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 265,352
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a four-engine strategic and tactical airlifter designed to move large cargo, personnel, and medical patients between long-range routes and short, austere airfields. Its high-lift wing, externally blown flaps, reversible thrust, wide cargo hold, and rear loading ramp support rapid transport, humanitarian relief, aeromedical evacuation, and global air mobility for the United States and international operators.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 16.79
- Length M
- 53
- Wingspan M
- 51.75
- First Flight Year
- 1,991
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- C-17 F117-PW-100 installation
- Notes
- The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III uses four exact Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans. Boeing also presents the commercial PW2040 designation; the installation relationship uses the exact military model named by the Air Force and Pratt & Whitney.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:26:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 06:28:35 UTC