C-141 Starlifter
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function | Long-range troop and cargo airlift. |
| Contractor | Lockheed-Georgia Co. |
| Length | 168 feet, 4 inches (51 meters). |
| Height | 39 feet, 3 inches (11.9 meters). |
| Wingspan | 160 feet (48.5 meters). |
| Operating Weight | 144,492 lb |
| Max Takeoff Weight, 2.25g | 343,000 lb |
| Max Takeoff Weight, 2.5g | 323,100 lb (145,395 kilograms) |
| Max Payload, 2.25g | 94,508 lb |
| Total Fuel Capacity | 23,592 US gal |
| Power Plant | Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines. |
| Thrust | 20,250 pounds (9,112.5 kilograms), each engine. |
| Speed | 500 mph (Mach 0.66). |
| Design Cruise Speed | 489 kt |
| Long Range Cruise Speed | 465 kt |
| Max Rate of Climb (MGW) | 2,700 fpm |
| Ceiling | 41,000 feet (12,424 meters). |
| Max Payload Range | 2,500 miles (2,174 nautical miles). |
| Ferry Range | 5,550 NM |
| Takeoff Distance (MGW) | 6,800 ft |
| Landing Distance (DLW) | 3,750 ft |
| Unit Cost | $8.1 million (1992 dollars). |
| Crew | Six (pilot, co-pilot, two loadmasters, and two flight engineers). |
| Date Deployed | C-141A: May 1964; C-141B: December 1979. |
| Inventory |
2001: 99 total 1998: Active force, 241; ANG, 16; Reserve, 12. |
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