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Measured figures
Length
Single source45.1 m (148 ft 0 in)[source]
C-17A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Airbus A400M Atlas | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III |
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| Type | Strategic/tactical airlift / Aerial refueling[source] | Strategic and tactical airlifter[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus Defence and Space[source] | McDonnell Douglas / Boeing[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | German Air Force French Air and Space Force Royal Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force See Operators below for others[source] |
174 ft (53 m)[source]
at max payload Range with 30-tonne payload
Single sourceFerry; Ferry range
Single sourceRange
Single sourceRange with 20-tonne payload
Single source3,300 km (2,100 mi, 1,800 nmi) at max payload Range with 30-tonne payload: 4,500 km (2,450 nmi) Range with 20-tonne payload: 6,400 km (3,450 nmi)[source]
8,700 km (5,400 mi, 4,700 nmi)[source]
C-17A · with 157,000 lb (71,214 kg) payload
Single sourceFerry; C-17A · Ferry range
Single source4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop each
Single source4 × Europrop TP400-D6 turboprop, 8,200 kW (11,000 hp) each[source]
C-17A · 4 × Pratt & Whitney PW2000 turbofan engines thrust each (U.S. military designation: F117-PW-100)
Single source4 × Pratt & Whitney PW2000 turbofan engines, 40,440 lbf (179.9 kN) thrust each (U.S. military designation: F117-PW-100)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
United States Air Force Indian Air Force Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 130 as of 31 January 2025[source] | 279[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2007–present[source] | 1991–2015[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2013[source] | 17 January 1995[source] |
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| First flight | 11 December 2009[source] | 15 September 1991[source] |
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| Capacity | 37,000 kg (81,600 lb) 116 fully equipped troops / paratroopers up to 66 stretchers accompanied by 25 medical personnel cargo compartment: width 4.00 m (13.12 ft) x height 3.85 m (12.6 ft) x length 17.71 m (58.1 ft) (without ramp 5.40 m (17.7 ft))[source] | 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over 18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles 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, two Bradley armored vehicles, or three Stryker armored vehicles[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 50,500 kg (111,300 lb) internal fuel[source] | 35,546 US gal (29,598 imp gal; 134,560 L)[source] |
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| Max landing weight | 123,000 kg (271,000 lb)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 8-bladed Ratier-Figeac variable pitch propellers with feathering and reversing capability , 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) diameter[source] | — |
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| Initial cruise altitude | 9,000 m (29,000 ft) at MTOW[source] | — |
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| Range with 30-tonne payload | 4,500 km (2,450 nmi)[source] | — |
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| Range with 20-tonne payload | 6,400 km (3,450 nmi)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 637 kg/m 2 (130.4 lb/sq ft)[source] | 150 lb/sq ft (730 kg/m 2 )[source] |
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| Tactical takeoff distance | 980 m (3,215 ft)[source] | — |
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| Tactical landing distance | 770 m (2,530 ft)[source] | — |
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| Turning radius (ground) | 28.6 m[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | France, Germany, Spain[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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| Developed from | — | McDonnell Douglas YC-15[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.165[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: DLBA 142; tip: DLBA 147[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.277 (minimum)[source] |
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| Takeoff run | — | at MTOW: 8,200 ft (2,499 m)[source] |
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| Landing distance | — | 3,500 ft (1,067 m)[source] |
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