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.