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In this post we are going to talk about the great Boeing C-17 Globemaster III that has stolen the front pages of media around the world.
During these days, It has been world news what happens politically in Afghanistan, but for those of us who follow aviation, we have been struck by how the great Boeing C-17 has stolen all eyes.
This was the image that went around the world where they were initially told 640 people on board, but finally after counting children they joined 183 more people for the incredible record of 823 passengers inside this aircraft.
El Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
To have managed to transport so many people in a single flight that is a new maximum registered in the C-17, need to know more details about this impressive aircraft.
His first flight was 15 September 1991 in the face of a need for the United States Air Force USA to be a modern replacement for the Lockheed C-5 “monster”, but looking for more flexibility for multiple missions like loading large equipment, supplies, troops and much more for multiple operating conditions and unprepared runways.
Since the first delivery of the C-17 in 1993, Boeing provides support and maintenance to global C-17 customers in eight countries with a total of 279 aircraft built to date 2015 year of end of production.
This plane is famous worldwide for "on the limit" maneuvers with escaped turns, incredible performance and even many videos of him doing push backs on his own have made him one of the favorites of all. AvGeek because of its size, unmistakable engine speed and sound.
Technical characteristics
To have achieved fame as one of the best transport aircraft in the world, its characteristics allow us to know details of what was achieved on the drawing board by Boeing engineers who were inspired by the McDonnell Douglas YC-15.
external dimensions
| Wingspan to tip of winglet | 51,74 m |
| Length | 53,04 m |
| tail height | 16,79 m |
| Fuselage diameter | 6,86 m |
engines
| Four Pratt & Whitney PW2040 | (military designation F117-PW-100) 40.440 thrust pounds each |
Seating
| side wall (permanently installed) | 54 (27 on each side, 18 inches wide, 24 inches center to center spacing) |
| Center line (stored on board) | 48 (in series of six consecutive series, 8 series) |
| palletized | 80 on 8 paddles, plus 54 passengers in sidewall seats |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.875 O 1.080 kilometers per hour |
| Autonomy | 2.420 nautical miles with 71.214 kilograms of cargo |
| maximum takeoff weight | 585.000 pounds |
| fuel capacity | 35.546 gallons |
| Distance required for landing | 1.067 meters |
Cabin
| Crew | 2 pilots |
| observer positions | 2 |
| instrument screens | 2 head-up displays (HUD) full time, 4 multifunction active matrix liquid crystal displays |
| Navigation system | Digital electronic |
| Communication | Integrated radio communication management system with open architecture communication system (WHAT) |
| flight control system | Quad redundant electronic flight control with mechanical backup system |
Ala
| Area | 353 square meter |
| aspect ratio | 7.165 |
| Angle | 25 degrees |
| Airfoil Type | Supercritical |
| Flaps | fixed, double slot, with simple hinges |
Cola horizontal
| Area | 78.50 square meter |
| Wingspan | 19,81 m |
| aspect ratio | 5.0 |
operators
- United States Air Force
- British Royal Air Force
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Strategic Airlift Capability
- Indian Air Force
- Qatar Air Force
- United Arab Emirates Air Force
- Kuwait Air Force
Accidents and incidents
Son 8 the events that have been generated with this aircraft, where despite their missions in the line of fire, has maintained a remarkable safety record highlighting its reliability.
For him 2015, the C-17 worldwide surpassed the 3 million flight hours with only one plane crash with fatalities, raised the 28 July 2010 at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.
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