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Lockheed C-141 Starlifter vs Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Comparison


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Subjects
Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Strategic Airlifter Transport Aircraft
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Tactical / Strategic Military Transport Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
United States
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1965 [Diff.-30 yrs]
YEAR
1995 [Diff.+30 yrs]
CREW
5 to 7
CREW
3
PRODUCTION
285 units [Diff.+6]
PRODUCTION
279 units [Diff.-6]
Dimensions
LENGTH
168.3 ft (51.3 m) [Diff.-5.6 ft]
LENGTH
173.9 ft (53.0 m) [Diff.+5.6 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
159.9 ft (48.7 m) [Diff.-9.9 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
169.8 ft (51.8 m) [Diff.+9.9 ft]
HEIGHT
39.2 ft (12.0 m) [Diff.-15.8 ft]
HEIGHT
55.1 ft (16.8 m) [Diff.+15.8 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.
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Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Weights
EMPTY WT.
148,118 lb (67,185 kg) [Diff.-129,885 lb]
EMPTY WT.
278,003 lb (126,100 kg) [Diff.+129,885 lb]
M.T.O.W.
342,995 lb (155,580 kg) [Diff.-242,006 lb]
M.T.O.W.
585,001 lb (265,352 kg) [Diff.+242,006 lb]
Installed Power
4 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines developing 21,000lb of thrust each.
4 x Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines developing 40,440 lb of thrust each.
Performance
SPEED
565 mph (910 kph) [Diff.+48 mph]
SPEED
518 mph (833 kph) [Diff.-48 mph]
RANGE
6,388 miles (10,280 km) [Diff.+527 miles]
RANGE
5,861 miles (9,432 km) [Diff.-527 miles]
CEILING
41,598 ft (12,679 m) [Diff.-3,402 feet]
CEILING
45,000 ft (13,716 m) [Diff.+3,402 feet]
Armament
None. Special Forces models outfitted with defensive countermeasures, FLIR and low-light, low-level flight equipment.
None.
Going Further
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