STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURG, NY (07/18/2011)(readMedia)-- The first C-17 slated to arrive at Stewart Air National Guard Base as the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing transitions from the C-5 Galaxy to this newer aircraft will touch down this morning. Members of the media are invited to cover this landing.

WHO: Personnel of the 105th Airlift Wing.

WHAT: Arrival of the 105th Airlift Wing's first assigned C-17 Globemaster III.

WHEN: 11:40 a.m., Monday, 18 July, 2011. (Media members should plan on arriving at base no later than 11 a.m. to gain access and set up and must call Tech Sgt. Michael O'Halloran no later than 10:30 a.m. to RSVP.)

WHERE: Stewart Air National Guard Base, 1 Maguire Way, Newburgh, NY

Coverage Opportunities:

Video and photographs of the 1st C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the wing landing. The wing will eventually have eight of these aircraft assigned.

Members of the media wishing to cover this event should contact Tech Sgt. Michael O'Halloran, Public Affairs Manager for the 105th Airlift at 845-563-2076 no later than 1030 a.m. in order to gain access to this secure military facility.

Background

The C-17 made its maiden flight on Sept. 15, 1991, and the first production model was delivered to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., June 14, 1993. The first squadron of C-17s, the 17th Airlift Squadron, was declared operationally ready Jan. 17, 1995.

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Cargo and troop transport

Prime Contractor: Boeing Company

Power Plant: Four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofan engines

Thrust: 40,440 pounds, each engine

Wingspan: 169 feet 10 inches (to winglet tips) (51.75 meters)

Length: 174 feet (53 meters)

Height: 55 feet 1 inch (16.79 meters)

Cargo Compartment: length, 88 feet (26.82 meters); width, 18 feet (5.48 meters); height, 12 feet 4 inches (3.76 meters)

Speed: 450 knots at 28,000 feet (8,534 meters) (Mach .76)

Service Ceiling: 45,000 feet at cruising speed (13,716 meters)

Range: Global with in-flight refueling

Crew: Three (two pilots and one loadmaster)

Aeromedical Evacuation Crew: A basic crew of five (two flight nurses and three medical technicians) is added for aeromedical evacuation missions. Medical crew may be altered as required by the needs of patients

Maximum Peacetime Takeoff Weight: 585,000 pounds (265,352 kilograms)

Load: 102 troops/paratroops; 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and attendants; 170,900 pounds (77,519 kilograms) of cargo (18 pallet positions)

Unit Cost: Unit Cost: $202.3 million (fiscal 1998 constant dollars)

Date Deployed: June 1993

Posted Monday July 18, 2011 at 06:30 am by New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs
Last Updated Tuesday July 19, 2011 at 09:19 am