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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