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KC-97 Stratotanker
Specifications | Achievements | Photos

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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