Specifications
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Primary function | Air refueling for combat search and rescue helicopters
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Builder | Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
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Power Plant | Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines
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Thrust | 4,910 shaft horsepower each engine
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Length | 98 feet, 9 inches (30 meters)
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Height | 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters)
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Maximum Takeoff Weight | 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
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Wingspan | 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
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Speed | 289 miles per hour (464 kilometers per hour) at sea level
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Ceiling | 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
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Range | Beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
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Crew | Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator) and six enlisted (flight engineer, airborne communications specialist, loadmaster and three pararescuemen)
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Unit Cost | $16.5 million (1992 dollars)
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Date Deployed | 1964 |
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Inventory | Active force, 9; ANG, 13; Reserve, 8
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