12/30/2023 0 Comments C17 cockpit nightIt carries all its own role-equipment and can fit centre-line seating, which increases the seating capacity from 54 side-wall seats to 102 seats. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle and Chinook helicopter or three Apache-sized helicopters. It is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers and their equipment. The C-17's cruise speed is about 450 knots (833 km/h) (Mach 0.74). Boeing informally calls these aircraft the C-17 ER (as flown by the RAF). With a payload of 160,000 lb (72,600 kg) and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 ft (8,500 m), the C-17 has an unrefueled range of about 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km) on the first 71 aircraft, and 2,800 nautical miles (5,200 km) on all subsequent extended-range models that include a sealed center wing bay as a fuel tank. The engine's thrust-reversers direct engine exhaust air upwards and forward, reducing the chances of foreign object damage by ingestion of runway debris, and providing enough reverse thrust to back the aircraft up on the ground while taxiing and can manoeuvre around narrow taxiways using a three- (or more) point turns. Each engine is rated at 40,400 lbf (180 kN) of thrust. The C-17 is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines, which are based on the commercial Pratt and Whitney PW2040 used on the Boeing 757. It can airlift cargo fairly close to a battle area. The C-17 is 174 feet (53 m) long and has a wingspan of about 170 feet (52 m). Performance for an aircraft of this size is outstanding. The first C-17 squadron was declared operational by the USAF in January 1995. The first aircraft (T-1) and five more production models (P1-P5) participated in extensive flight testing and evaluation at Edwards Air Force Base. The maiden flight of the C-17 took place on 15 September 1991 from the McDonnell Douglas's plant in Long Beach, California and about a year behind schedule. Compared to the YC-15, the new aircraft differed in having swept wings, increased size, and more powerful engines.This would allow the C-17 to perform the work done by the C-141, and also fulfill some of the duties of the current Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. On 28 August 1981, McDonnell Douglas was chosen to build its proposed aircraft, then designated C-17. Lockheed submitted two designs, a C-5-based design and an enlarged C-141 design. McDonnell Douglas elected to develop a new aircraft based on the YC-15 Boeing bid an enlarged three-engine version of its AMST YC-14. This grew out of the USAF set mission requirements to replace the C-141 Starlifter and a request for proposals (RFP) to cover the C-X Program (Advanced Medium STOL Transport) in October 1980. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas and the company was later merged with Boeing. Australia purchased only three C-17 aircraft and now have five, and has ordered three more in noting how flexible and the capability these aircraft can give a country in not only for conflicts but for human resources in times of weather and disaster relief to which are becoming more frequent in time and scale. Australia, Canada, India, NATO, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom also have the C-17 in their fleets. Your front line weapons are huge transporters with older C5-A Galaxy's and An-124 Ruslan's (Nato : Condor), and the current C-17 Globemaster as the defining aircraft in this category that replaced the C-141 Starlifter as the main strategic airlifter in the U.S. Putting "Boots on the ground" or quickly removing them to safety is paramount and can deem a mission a success or failure. The old background areas of the services are now the front line in advance and retreat. How quickly and how many personnel and equipment can be moved can make the difference between success and failure in a war zone. There is now a new equation to fighting conflicts that are on a global scale. World armed services are not anymore defined by their firepower or size. Aircraft Profile : C-17 Globemaster III by Virtavia and Dawson Designs
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