The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the Douglas C-74 Globemaster and the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II. The C-17 commonly performs tactical and strategic airlift missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include medical evacuation and airdrop duties. It was designed to replace the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and also fulfill some of the duties of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, freeing the C-5 fleet for outsize cargo.

Boeing, which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, continued to manufacture C-17s for export customers following the end of deliveries to the U.S. Air Force. Aside from the United States, the C-17 is in service with the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, NATO Heavy Airlift Wing, India, and Kuwait. The final C-17 was completed at the Long Beach, California plant and flown on 29 November 2015.

Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing
Model: C-17 Globemaster III
Operator: Royal Air Force
Registration: ZZ171
Role: Strategic and tactical airlifter
First flight: 15 September 1991
Introduction: 17 January 1995
Status: In service
Primary users:

Produced: 1991–2015
Number built: 279
Unit cost: US$218 million (flyaway cost for FY 2007)
Developed from: McDonnell Douglas YC-15

Specifications:

Crew: 3 / 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster
Capacity: 102 paratroopers or 134 troops with palletized and sidewall seats or 54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets) only or 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical attendants or Cargo, such as one M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers, or six M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
Payload: 77,520 kg of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
Length: 53 m
Wingspan: 51.75 m
Height: 16.8 m
Wing area: 353 m²
Empty weight: 128,100 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 265,350 kg
Fuel capacity: 134,556 L
Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440 lbf (180 kN) each
Cruise speed: Mach 0.74 (450 knots, 829 km/h)
Range: 4,482 km; 10,390 km with paratroopers
Service ceiling: 13,716 m
Max. wing loading: 750 kg/m²
Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277
Takeoff run at MTOW: 2,300 m
Takeoff run at 395,000 lbs: 910 m
Landing distance: 910 m

About the model:

Manufacturer: Amercom
Scale: 1:200

The actual aircraft: