Editing Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (section)

==Specifications (C-17A)==
[[File:McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III 3-view line drawing.png|frameless|right|3-view line drawing of the McDonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III]]

{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory,<ref name="Brassey's96-97">{{cite book |editor1-last=Taylor |editor1-first=Michael J.H. |title=Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory, 1996/97 |year=1996 |publisher=Brassey's |location=London, UK |isbn=1857531981 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse/page/276 276-277] |edition=1st UK |url=https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse/page/276}}</ref> U.S. Air Force fact sheet,<ref name=AF_fact>{{cite news |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1529726/c-17-globemaster-iii/ |title=C-17 Globemaster III |work=[[United States Air Force]] |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808203032/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1529726/c-17-globemaster-iii/ |archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Boeing<ref name=Boeing_bg>[http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/index.htm "Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Overview"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308020532/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/index.htm |date=8 March 2013}}. Boeing, May 2008.</ref><ref name=Boeing_specs>[http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/c17spec.htm "C-17 Globemaster III, Technical Specifications"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305022900/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/c17/c17spec.htm |date=5 March 2009}}. Boeing. Retrieved: 2 August 2012.</ref>
|prime units?=kts
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|crew=3 (2 pilots, 1 loadmaster)
|capacity={{cvt|170900|lb|0}} of cargo distributed at max over 18 [[463L master pallet]]s or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles<!-- <br /> not needed with bullets -->
** 102 paratroopers ''or''
** 134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats ''or''
** 54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets) only ''or''
** 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical attendants ''or''
** Cargo, such as one [[M1 Abrams]] tank, two [[Bradley Fighting Vehicle|Bradley]] armored vehicles, or three [[Stryker]] armored vehicles
|length ft=174
|length in=
|length note=
|span ft=169
|span in=9.6
|span note=
|height ft=55
|height in=1
|height note=
|wing area sqft=3800
|wing area note=
|aspect ratio=7.165
|airfoil='''root:''' DLBA 142; '''tip:''' DLBA 147<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326174850/https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |archive-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|empty weight lb=282500
|empty weight note=
|gross weight kg=
|gross weight lb=
|gross weight note=
|max takeoff weight kg=
|max takeoff weight lb=585000
|max takeoff weight note=
|fuel capacity={{cvt|35546|USgal|impgal l}}
|more general=
<!-- Powerplant
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|eng1 number=4
|eng1 name=[[Pratt & Whitney PW2000]]
|eng1 type=[[turbofan]] engines
|eng1 kw=<!-- prop engines -->
|eng1 hp=<!-- prop engines -->
|eng1 shp=<!-- prop engines -->
|eng1 kn=<!-- jet/rocket engines -->
|eng1 lbf=40440
|eng1 note= (US military designation: F117-PW-100)
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|max speed kts=
|max speed note=
|max speed mach=
|cruise speed kts=450
|cruise speed note=(Mach 0.74–0.79)
|stall speed kts=
|stall speed note=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|minimum control speed kts=
|minimum control speed note=
|range nmi=2420
|range note= with {{cvt|157000|lb|0}} payload
|combat range nmi=
|combat range note=
|ferry range nmi=6230<ref>{{cite web |title=C-17 Globemaster III |url=https://www.boeing.com/defense/c-17-globemaster-iii/ |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref>
|ferry range note=
|endurance=<!-- if range unknown -->
|ceiling ft=45000
|ceiling note=
|g limits=<!-- aerobatic -->
|roll rate=<!-- aerobatic -->
|climb rate ftmin=
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|wing loading lb/sqft=150
|wing loading note=
|fuel consumption lb/mi=
|thrust/weight=0.277 (minimum)

|more performance=
* '''Takeoff run''' at MTOW: {{convert|8200|ft|m|abbr=on|0}}
* '''Takeoff run''' at {{cvt|395000|lb|0}}: {{convert|3000|ft|m|abbr=on|0}}<ref>{{cite web |author1= U.S. Government Accountability Office |title=C-17 Takeoff and Landing Distances (NSIAD-93-288R) |url=https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-93-288R |date=14 October 1993 |access-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331033029/https://www.gao.gov/products/NSIAD-93-288R |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Landing distance:''' {{convert|3500|ft|m|abbr=on|0}}<ref name=AF_fact/>
|avionics=* AlliedSignal AN/APS-133(V) weather and mapping radar
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