The CC-177 Globemaster III strategic airlifter transports troops, cargo and oversized combat equipment. Rapid, reliable and flexible, it is equipped with advanced digital avionics.
The Globemaster can fly long distances and land in remote airfields, making it a premier transporter for military, humanitarian and peacekeeping missions. One of these aircraft can haul three CH-146 Griffon helicopters with refuelling tanks, or up to 102 paratroopers.
General characteristics
- Length: 53.04 m (174 ft)
- Wingspan: 51.74 m (169.8 ft)
- Height: 16.79 m (55.1 ft)
- Empty weight: 125 645 kg (277 000 lb)
- Maximum total weight: 265 350 kg (585 000 lb)
- Acquisition year: 2007 to 2015
- RCAF fleet: 5 aircrafts
- Location: 8e Wing Trenton (Ont.)
Performance
- Range: 10 279 km (5550 nmi)
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.74
- Maximum speed: 914 km/h (493 kts)
- Maximum payload: 72 727 kg (160 000 lb)
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