(98-0052) USAF - United States Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III by Adam Jackson | AeroXplorer Photo Database (2024)

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How many C-17 Globemaster III does the US have? ›

Currently, 275 C-17s operate around the world. The aircraft's largest customer is the United States Air Force, with 223 in 12 bases.

The current C-17 Globemaster III fly away cost is $340 Million with a operating cost of $23,811 per hour. Even though it has impressive short take off and landing capabilities, you would still need an 8500 foot runway to get one airborne at MTOW.

The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations.

It blamed pilot error, stating that the pilot's overconfidence in executing an aggressive right-turn maneuver led to a low-altitude stall and subsequent crash, despite the warnings correctly provided by the aircraft's stall-warning system, to which neither the pilot nor any other crew member responded effectively.

Boeing in 2013 decided to end production due to a lack of orders, and completed output at its at Long Beach, California final assembly facility by building several “white tails” ahead of securing contracts from customers. The last example was transferred to the Indian air force in August 2019.

The C-17 can take off and land on runways as short as 3,500 feet (1,064 meters) and only 90 feet wide (27.4 meters). Even on such narrow runways, the C-17 can turn around using a three-point star turn and its backing capability.

The jet can carry an Abrams tank, 10 up-armored Humvees, two tractor trailer trucks, or 100 paratroopers and all of their gear. The jet can land on short dirt runways in austere locations with loads up to 170,000 pounds.

There's one bathroom at the front, and servicemen hand out pairs of foam earplugs when we board, because the ride is pretty loud. When we touch down on the ice, instead of walking out onto a ramp into an airport, there's a metal ladder down to the ice.

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Where is C-17 stationed? ›

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. The Air National Guard flies C-17s from the 172d Airlift Wing, Jackson, Miss., and the 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart ANGB, N.Y.

The USAF has operated different variants of the C-5 Galaxy, including the original C-5A, the improved C-5B, the re-engined C-5M Super Galaxy, and others. However, the total number of C-5 Galaxies in the USAF fleet is typically around 52 to 56 aircraft.

The Government of Canada has procured five CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft.

Capacity. The aircraft has the capacity to carry 134 passengers, 102 paratroopers, six high-dependency medical patients or 36 stretcher patients, one CH-47F Chinook helicopter, 18 463l military pallets, and about 77t of cargo.

China does not operate the C-17. It has developed a very similar looking aircraft, the Xian Y-20, which is comparable in performance.