C-17 Globemaster III Specifications

Primary Function: Long-range heavy transport
Contractor: Boeing [McDonnell Douglas Corp.]
Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster)
Unit Cost: $236.7 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Powerplant
Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW- 100 turbofan engines (40,900 pounds each)
Dimensions
Length: 173 feet 11 inches (53.04 meters)
Wingspan: 170 feet 9 inches (to winglet tips) (51.81 meters)
Height: 55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters)
Weights
Empty: 269,000 lb (122016 kg)
Maximum Takeoff: 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms) -- peacetime
Performance
Speed: 500 mph (Mach .77)
Ceiling: 45,000 feet at cruising speed (13,716 meters)
Range: Unlimited with in-flight refueling
Armament
N/A