The United States Navy

C-9 Skytrain

Service: Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force

Description: The C-9 fleet is located throughout the continental United States, Europe, and Asia. The Navy and Marine Corps C-9 aircraft provide cargo and passenger transportation as well as forward deployment logistics support. The Air Force C-9s are used for medical evacuation, passenger transportation, and special missions.

Features: The C-9 is the military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 used for many years by commercial airlines.

Points of Contact:
Navy:
Naval Air Systems Command
Public Affairs Department
47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT
Bldg. 2272, Suite 075
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440
(301)757-1487

Marine Corps:
U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters
Public Affairs Division
Washington, DC 20380-1775
(703) 614-1492

Air Force:
HQ Air Mobility Command
Office of Public Affairs
503 Ward Drive, Ste 214
Scott AFB IL 62225-5335
(618) 229-7839

General Characteristics:

Primary Function: C-9A/C aeromedical evacuation, C-9B cargo transport
Contractor: Boeing Aircraft Corporation (formerly the McDonnell Douglas Corporation)
Unit Cost: $35 million
Propulsion: Two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofan engines
Length: 119 feet 3 inches (35.7 meters)
Wingspan: 93 feet 3 inches (27.9 meters)
Height: 27 feet 5 inches (8.2 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 108,000 pounds (48,600 kg)
Range: More than 2,000 miles (1,739 nautical miles or 3,200 km)
Basic Weight: 65,283 pounds (29,369 kg) in passenger configuration; 59,706 pounds (26,868 kg) in cargo configuration
Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Speed: 565 mph (Mach 0.86/904 km/h) at 25,000 feet ( 7.500 meters), with maximum takeoff weight
Load: 40 litter patients or four litters and 40 ambulatory patients or other combinations
Crew: C-9A/C, eight (pilot, copilot, flight mechanic, two flight nurses, three aeromedical technicians); C-9B, two pilots plus cabin attendants
Date Deployed: August 1968

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