99 Squadron - RAF C17

 

Location - City: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Airbase - RAF Brize Norton ICAO / IATA: EGVN / BZZ

 

General characteristics

 

Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Capacity: 102 troops or 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients
Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
Length: 174 ft (53 m)
Wingspan: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)
Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Wing area: 3,800 ft² (353 m²)
Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,350 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each
Fuel capacity: 35,546 US gal (134,556 L)

 

Performance

 

Cruise speed: Mach 0.76 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)

Range: 2,420 nmi (2,785 mi, 4,482 km)

Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)

Max wing loading: 150 lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)

Minimum thrust/weight:0.277