KC-10A Extender

Specifications
Primary Function:	Aerial refueling/transport.
Contractor:	Douglas Aircraft Co.
Power Plant:	Three General Electric CF-6-50C2 turbofans
Thrust:	52,500 pounds (23,625 kilograms), each engine
Length:	181 feet, 7 inches (54.4 meters)
Height:	58 feet, 1 inch (17.4 meters)
Wingspan:	165 feet, 4 1/2 inches (50 meters)
Speed:	619 mph (Mach 0.825)
Ceiling:	42,000 feet (12,727 meters)
Maximum Takeoff Weight:	590,000 pounds (265,500 kilograms)
Maximum Useable Fuel:	342,000 Pounds All fuel is usable or transferable via either boom or probe and drogue refueling Fifteen aircraft are modified with two wing-mounted air refueling pods which allow for simultaneous operations with probe equipped aircraft.
Range:	4,400 miles (3,800 nautical miles) with cargo; 11,500 miles (10,000 nautical miles) without cargo
Unit Cost:	$86.3 million (1992 dollars)
Crew:	Four (aircraft commander, pilot, flight engineer and boom operator)
Crew Ratio	3.5 crews per aircraft 2.0 crews per aircraft (active duty) 1.5 crews per aircraft (associate reserve)
Date Deployed:	March 1981
Inventory:	Active force, 59; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0

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