The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers with their accompanying equipment. Additionally, the cargo floor has rollers that can be flipped from a flat floor to accommodate wheeled or tracked vehicles to rollerized-conveyers to accommodate palletized cargo. Cargo is loaded onto the C-17 through a large aft ramp and door system that accommodates virtually all the Army’s air-transportable equipment such as the 69-ton M1 Abrams main battle tank, armoured vehicles, trucks, and trailers. The aircraft is operated by a crew of three (pilot, co-pilot, and loadmaster), reducing manpower requirements, risk exposure and long-term operating costs. The C-17 is also able to rapidly project and sustain an effective combat force close to any potential battle area. The C-5A had a capacity to carry 265,000 pounds of cargo or 345 combat troops. The Globemaster is the most flexible cargo aircraft in the airlift force - capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo, performing tactical airlift and airdrop missions, or transporting litters and patients during aeromedical evacuations. The C-5 Galaxy is the largest cargo plane in America’s military arsenal.
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