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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

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.