KC-97 Stratotanker
| Specifications | |
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| Manufacturer: | Boeing Aircraft Company |
| Designation: | KC-97 |
| Version: | L |
| Nickname: | Stratofreighter |
| Type: | Tanker |
| Crew: | Five - Pilot, Copilot, Navigator, Flight Engineer and Boom Operator |
| Length: | 117' 5" |
| Height: | 38' 4" |
| Wingspan: | 141' 2" |
| Empty Weight: | 82,500 lbs |
| Max Weight: | 175,000 lbs |
| Load | More than 9,000 gallons of fuel |
| No. of Engines: | 6 |
| Powerplant: | 4 - Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 Wasp Major radial piston engines (and)
2 - General Electric J-47-GE-23 turbojet engines |
| Horsepower (each P&W): | 3,500 |
| Thrust (each GE): | 5,200 lbs |
| Cruise Speed: | 300 mph |
| Max Speed: | 375 mph |
| Service Ceiling: | 30,000 ft |
| Range: | 2,300 mi |
| Armament | none |
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