Originally Posted by
KenV
Sadly, the fully developed and fully mature C-17 is no longer an option. And while the C-17 is only about 20% bigger, it has nearly 100% greater payload and almost 200% greater range with the same payload, about 100% greater cargo volume, and yet similar short austere field performance.
Ken, I have difficulty getting my head around your percentages as they could be referring to apples and pears.
20% bigger I can grasp in that it is one fifth larger but in which dimensions?
100% greater payload - double? 100% greater cargo volume - double?
But as mentioned later, volume isn't everything, length, breadth and height all have critical values.
200% greater range at same payload - 4 times? Looking at Wiki I find that hard to believe. Care to quote comparative figures - X payload Y range?