Specifications |
Primary Function |
Weather reconnaissance |
Contractor |
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation |
Power Plant |
4x Allison turboprop engines; T-56-A-15 |
Length |
99 feet, 4 inches (30.10 meters) |
Height |
38 feet, 6 inches (11.67 meters) |
Takeoff Weight (Maximum) |
155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms) |
Wingspan |
132 feet, 6 inches (40.15 meters) |
Range |
4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles) |
Ceiling |
33,000 feet (10,000 meters) |
Endurance |
Can stay aloft 18 hours at 300-plus miles/hour (480 kilometers/hour) |
Speed |
350-plus miles/hour (Mach 0.46; 304 knots/hour) |
Crew |
6: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, aerial reconnaissance weather officer and dropsonde system operator |