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![]() click to enlarge this photograph of the C-17 Globemaster III GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The C-17 Globemaster III is a high-wing, four-engine, T-tailed military transport. Wingspan of the C-17 Globemaster III as built by Boeing 169.8 feet (51.74 m), Length 174 feet (53.04 m), Height at tail 55.1 feet (16.79 m), Fuselage diameter 22.5 feet (6.86m). ![]() click to enlarge this photograph of the C-17 Globemaster III Aerial delivery system capacity for Boeings C-17: Pallets Eleven 463L pallets, Single load airdrop 60,000 pound platform (27,216 kg), Sequential loads airdrop 110,000 pounds (49,895 kg), (60 feet of platforms) (18.29 m). ![]() click to enlarge this photograph of the C-17 Globemaster III Engines for the C-17 Globemaster III by Boeing: Four Pratt & Whitney PW2040 (military designation F117-PW-100) 40,440 pounds thrust each. ![]() click to enlarge this photograph of the model of C-17 Globemaster III These photos are not of the C-17 Globemaster III, these photographs are of an amazing real looking 1/9 scale radio-controled model C-17 Globemaster III built by Colin Straus and three other model makers!!!
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This 1/9th scale radio-controlled C-17 model was built in the United Kingdom for a 15 program television series for the Home and Leisure satellite TV channel. This model airplane took one year to build and is powered with 4 Jetcat P-120 turbines with a total thrust of 108 lbs. The model weighs over 250 lbs fueled, and carries 12.5 liters (3.3 US gallons) of 95% kerosene and 5% turbine oil fuel. Takeoff weight is 264 lbs. The rear cargo doors open and they drop an r/c jeep on a pallet, as well as 2 free-fall r/c parachutists. The model also has smoke systems both of the inboard turbines, and uses a 2.4 GHz data link to provide real-time data to a laptop computer on the ground while in flight. This data includes airspeed, turbine RPM, EGT, fuel consumption, etc. Built mainly from balsa and ply, with many glass and carbon fiber moldings. It is covered in fiberglass and epoxy resin. Complete with retractable landing gear and pneumatically operated flaps. |
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