USA. 30. September 2013. USAF C-17. Die c-17 absolvierte seinen Erstflug am 15. September 1991, und das erste Serienmodell wurde nach Charleston Air Force Base, jetzt bekannt als gemeinsame Basis Charleston, SC, am 14. Juni 1993 ausgeliefert. Die erste Staffel der c-17, 17. Airlift Squadron, wurde betriebsbereit erklärt 17. Januar 1995. Die Luftwaffe ursprünglich so programmiert, dass 120 C-17s.Current Budgetpläne kaufen erhöht die Gesamtzahl auf 223 Flugzeuge. Die c-17 wird betrieben von Air Mobility Command an Travis AFB, Kalifornien; Dover AFB, Del.; Gemeinsame Basis Lewis-McChord, Washington; Gemeinsame Basis Charleston, SC, und Joint

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Sept. 30, 2013 - U.S - USAF C-17..The C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered to Charleston Air Force Base, now known as Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on June 14, 1993. The first squadron of C-17s, the 17th Airlift Squadron, was declared operationally ready Jan. 17, 1995. The Air Force originally programmed to buy 120 C-17s.Current budget plans increased the total number to 223 aircraft...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. Additionally, Air Force Materiel Command operates two C-17s at Edwards AFB, Calif., and Pacific Air Forces operates aircraft at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii...The Air Force Reserve Command operates aircraft at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., and Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Air Education and Training Command has 17 aircraft at Altus AFB, Okla...General Characteristics.Primary Function: Cargo and troop transport.Prime Contractor: Boeing Company.Power Plant: Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines.Thrust: 40, 440 pounds, each engine.Wingspan: 169 feet 10 inches (to winglet tips) (51.75 meters).Length: 174 feet (53 meters).Height: 55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters).Cargo Compartment: length, 88 feet (26.82 meters); width, 18 feet (5.48 meters); height, 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 meters).Speed: 450 knots at 28, 000 feet (8, 534 meters) (Mach .74).Service Ceiling: 45, 000 feet at cruising speed (13, 716 meters).Range: Global with in-flight refueling.Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster).Aeromedical Evacuation Crew: A basic crew of five (two flight nurses and three medical technicians) is added for aeromedical evacuation missions. Medical crew may be altered as required b

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