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C-17 Facts: Everything You Need To Know

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C-17 Globemaster III Measurements

C-17 wingspan, C-17 Facts
C-17 - 5 ship formation flight test taking place out over Edwards AFB, CA. (4 aircraft seen in the photo, out over Boron area.) Sep 16, 2010.
Bobbi Zapka

The C-17 measures 174 feet long (53 meters) with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches (51.75 meters). Compared to other transport/cargo aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory, like the C-5 and C-130, these specifications place the C-17 Globemaster III right in the middle in size. The C-130 measures 97 feet, nine inches long with a wingspan of 38 feet, 10 inches. The C-5 – the largest of the three – measures 247 feet, 10 inches long with a wingspan of 222 feet, nine inches.