C-9A/C Nightingale

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Mission
The C-9 is a twin-engine, T-tailed, medium-range, swept-wing jet aircraft used primarily for Air Mobility Command's aeromedical evacuation mission.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Aeromedical evacuation
Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Power Plant: Two Pratt and Whitney JT8D-9A turbofan engines
Thrust: 14,500 pounds, each engine
Length: 119 feet, 3 inches (35.7 meters)
Height: 27 feet, 5 inches (8.2 meters)
Wingspan: 93 feet, 3 inches (27.9 meters)
Takeoff/Landing Distances: 8,300 feet (2,530 meters) takeoff fully loaded; and 4,900 feet (1,493 meters) land fully loaded.
Speed: 565 miles per hour (Mach 0.86) at 25,000 feet with maximum takeoff weight
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 108,000 pounds (48,600 kilograms)
Ceiling: 35,000 feet (10,606 meters)
Load: 40 litter patients or four litters and 40 ambulatory patients or other combinations
Range: More than 2,000 miles (1,739 nautical miles)
Crew: Eight (pilot, co-pilot, two flight nurses, and three aeromedical technicians)
Date Deployed: August 1968
Unit Cost: $17 million
Inventory: Active force = 10; ANG = 0; Reserve = 0

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