Airpower

This too, is U.S. air power. The image shows the interior of the first American military cargo plane on a relief mission to Kathmandu, Nepal, following the earthquake.

Interior of C-17 on the way to Nepal

Photographer unknown. Click to enlarge.


Aircraft fact sheet:
Type: Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo
Length: 174 ft (53 m)
Wingspan: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)
Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)
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
Cruise speed: Mach 0.74 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)
Range: 2,420 nmi / 2,785 mi (4,482 km) to 5,610 nmi (10,390 km). Unlimited with aerial refueling.
Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
Takeoff run at MTOW: 7,600 ft (2,316 m)
Landing distance: 3,500 ft (1,060 m)
Final assembly: Long Beach, California

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