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KC-97 Stratotanker
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KC-97 Stratotanker


KC-97 Stratotanker Specifications
Primary Function: Tanker
Contractor: Boeing Aircraft Company
Crew: Five - Pilot, Copilot, Navigator, Flight Engineer and Boom Operator
Unit Cost: N/A
Powerplant
  Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 Wasp Major radial piston engines at 3,500 hp each and two General Electric J-47-GE-23 turbojet engines at 5,200 lb each
Dimensions
Length: 117' 5"
Wingspan: 141' 2"
Height: 38' 4"
Weights
Empty: 82,500 lb
Maximum Takeoff: 175,000 lb
Performance
Speed: 375 mph
Ceiling: 30,000 ft
Range: 2,300 mi
Armament
  N/A
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KC-97 Stratotanker Achievements
  • The KC-97 was used as an Airborne Command Post, the forerunner of the KC-135 and the "Looking Glass" mission.
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KC-97 Stratotanker Photos
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