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C-17 & A400 COMPARISON TYPE

C-17

A400M

ECONOMICS Number Built 250 6 (174 note1) Countries 8 (9) (note2) Unitary Price ($Millions) $205.1(note3) $215.9 (note4) Direct Operating Costs per Hour ($) 13,767 8,807 Maintenance Overhead MH/FH 18.0 13.0 Economy by Fuel/Payload/Range (g/ton/km) (Lower is better) With Max Payload 154 (77t) 185 (37t) With 30t Payload 280 246 With 20t Payload 387 302 With 15t Payload 490 418 DIMENSIONS Wing Span (m) 51.4 42.4 Length Overall (m) 53.0 45.1 Height (m) 16.8 14.7 CARGO HOLD Hold Length (m) 20.78 17.71 Ramp Length (m) 6.08 5.40 Hold Floor Width (m) 5.49 4.00 Hold Ceiling (m) 3.76 3.85 Floor Area (m2) 147 92 Hold Volume (m3) 591.8 340 Note 1: Planned production is 174 aircraft Note 2: Nine countries have signed MOU Note 3: USG price per unit $205.1M -2013 Note 4: UK RAF price per unit £140M -2013

C-17

A400M

TRANSPORT CAPABILITIES RANGE TYPE C-17 With 77t Payload (nm) 2400 With 47t Payload (nm) 4400 With 37t Payload (nm) 4800 With 35t Payload (nm) 5000 With 30t Payload (nm) 5350 With 25t Payload (nm) 5600 With 20t Payload (nm) 5800 With 15t Payload (nm) 6100 Ferry Range (nm) 6495 CAPACITIES Maximum Payload (tones) 77 Pallet Passenger Seating 188 Soldiers 144 Paratroopers 102 Stretchers/Casualties & Med Staff 36/54 Blackhawk Helicopters 3 Reconnaissance Vehicles 6

A400M ----------1700 1860 2450 2890 3450 3800 4700 37 110 110 116 66/25 1 3

Number of aircraft to move (1) Patriot System

C-17 = 7

A400M = 11

SIZE COMPARISON

PAYLOAD AT RANGE

CARGO VOLUME

Sources: Jane’s Defense Systems, Airbus Military, Boeing, Internet