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:
Air Mobility Command
Public Affairs Office
Bldg. 1905, Room 15
502 Scott Drive
Scott AFB, IL 62225-5317
(618) 256-5003
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
Thrust: Two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofan engines; 14,500 pounds (6,525 kg) each engine
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
