VC-137B/C Stratoliner
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function | Transport high-priority personnel and backup presidential airlift. |
| Builder | Boeing Company. |
| Power Plant: | Four Pratt and Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines |
| Thrust: | 18,000 pounds (8,100 kilograms) each engine |
| Length | VC-137B, 144 feet, 6 inches (48.79 meters); VC-137C, 152 feet, 11 inches (46.33 meters) |
| Height | VC-137B, 41 feet, 4 inches (12.52 meters); VC-137C, 42 feet, 5 inches (12.91 meters) |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | VC-137B, 258,000 pounds (116,100 kilograms) VC-137C, 322,000 pounds (144,900 kilograms) |
| Wingspan: | VC-137B, 130 feet, 10 inches (39.66 meters); VC-137C, 145 feet, 9 inches (44.17 meters) |
| Range | VC-137B, 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers); VC-137C, 6,000 miles (9,600 kilometers) |
| Ceiling | 42,000 feet (12,727 meters) |
| Speed | 530 miles per hour (Mach 0.81) |
| Load | VC-137B, 40 passengers; VC-137C, 50 passengers |
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| Unit Cost | VC-137B, $36.6 million; VC-137C, $36.2 million |
| Crew | 18 (varies with mission) |
| Date Deployed: | VC-137B, October 1962; VC-137C, August 1972. |
| Inventory | Active force, VC-137B, 3 and VC-137C, 4; ANG: 0; Reserve: 0. |
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