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| Wingspan to Winglet Tip | 169.8 ft (51.74 m) |
| Length | 174 ft (53.04 m) |
| Height at Tail | 55.1 ft (16.79 m) |
| Fuselage Diameter | 22.5 ft (6.86 m) |
| Four Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (military designation F117-PW-100) 40,440 pounds thrust each |
| Sidewall (Permanently Installed) | 54 (27 each side, 18 inches wide, 24 inch spacing center to center) |
| Centerline (stored on board) | 48 (in sets of six back-to-back, 8 sets) |
| Palletized | 80 on 8 pallets, plus 54 passengers on sidewall seats |
| Flight crew | 2 pilots |
| Observer positions | 2 |
| Instrument displays | 2 full-time all-function head-up displays (HUD), 4 multi-function active matrix liquid crystal displays |
| Navigation system | Digital electronics |
| Communication | Integrated radio management system with communications system open architecture (COSA) |
| Flight controls system | Quadruple-redundant electronic flight control with mechanical backup system |
| Area | 3,800 sq. ft. (353 sq. m) |
| Aspect Ratio | 7.165 |
| Sweep Angle | 25 degrees |
| Airfoil Type | Supercritical |
| Flaps | Fixed-vane, double-slotted, simple-hinged |
| Area | 845 sq. ft. (78.50 sq. m) |
| Span | 65 feet (19.81 m) |
| Aspect Ratio | 5.0 |
| Sweep | 27 degrees |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight: | 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms) |
| Load: | 102 troops/paratroops; 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants; 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions) |
| Date Deployed: | June 1993 |
| Primary Function: | Cargo and troop transport |
| Cargo Compartment: | Length - 85 feet 2 inches (26 meters); width - 18 feet (5.48 meters); height - 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 meters) forward of the wing and 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 meters) aft of the wing |
| Number Built: | 279 / 1991–2016 |
| Locations : |
The C-17 is operated by Air Mobility Command at Travis AFB, Calif.; Dover AFB, Del.; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; Joint Base Charleston, S.C., and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois |