C-17 Globemaster III
C-17 By the Numbers
- 9 Million -- parts that make up a C-17
- 5 Million -- operational hours exceeded by the C-17's engines
- 1.3 Million -- operational flight hours exceeded by the C-17
- 190,000 -- total material weight in pounds
- 170,900 -- pounds of maximum payload
- 139,400 -- pounds of aluminum
- 110,000 -- platform pounds of sequential loads airdrop
- 85,000 -- different number of parts used in a C-17
- 29,000 -- engineering drawings
- 18,000 -- pounds of steel and super alloys
- 17,300 -- pounds of titanium
- 15,300 -- pounds of composites
- 8,850 -- area of insulation blankets in square feet
- 5,000 -- feet of hydraulic lines
- 190 -- C-17s that make up the Aircraft Program for USAF
- 174 -- length in feet
- 169 -- wingspan to winglet tips in feet
- 120 -- miles of wiring
- 73 -- percentage of C-17 that is aluminum
- 68 -- cargo floor length in feet
- 55 -- height at tail in feet
- 45 -- pounds of paint
- 22.5 -- fuselage diameter in feet
- 13 -- aircraft delivered around the world outside the U.S.
- 9.5 -- percentage of C-17 that is steel or super alloy
- 9 -- percentage that is titanium
- 8 -- percentage that is composites
- 6 -- aircraft ordered by the UK; Maintenance hours per flight hour
- 4 -- aircraft delivered to both Canada and Australia
- 3 -- total aircrew
- 2 -- cockpit crew
- 1 -- Loadmaster
- 0 -- aircraft like the C-17