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C-17 Globemaster pilot Maj. Johnathan Zito with the 15th Airlift Squadron, "Global Eagles", Joint Base Charleston pulls in behind a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., to receive fuel off the east coast of Florida, July 12, 2012. The maximum payload of the C-17 is 170,900 lb and its Maximum Takeoff Weight is 585,000 lb. With a payload of 160,000 lb and an initial cruise altitude of 28,000 ft, the C-17 has an unrefueled range of about 2,400 nautical miles on the first 71 aircraft, and 2,800 nautical miles on all subsequent extended-range models that include sealed center wing bay as a fuel tank.
| Date Taken: | 07.12.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 07.19.2012 08:56 |
| Photo ID: | 628044 |
| VIRIN: | 120712-F-JQ435-093 |
| Resolution: | 4124x2462 |
| Size: | 10.78 MB |
| Location: | ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 81 |
| Downloads: | 38 |
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