Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter (367-76-66)

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The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft based on the B-29 bomber.

Design work began in 1942, with the prototype's first flight being on 9 November 1944, and the first production aircraft entered service in 1947. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several versions were built, 816 being KC-97 tankers.

C-97s served in the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Some aircraft served as flying command posts for the Strategic Air Command, while others were modified for use in Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons (ARRS).

General characteristics

• Crew: 4 (Pilot, Copilot, Navigator, Flight engineer)
• Capacity:
• 96 troops or
• 69 stretchers or
• tanker equipment
• Length: 110 ft 4 in (33.7 m)
• Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m)
• Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m)
• Wing area: 1,734 ft² (161.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 82,500 lb (37,410 kg)
• Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,420 kg)
• Useful load: 37,500 lb (17,010 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,370 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360B Wasp Major radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,610 kW) 28-cylinders each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 375 mph (603 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 260 knots (300 mph, 482 km/h)
• Range: 4,949 nm (4,300 mi, 6,920 km)
• Ferry range: 5,000 nm (5,760 mi, 9,270 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,670 m)
• Wing loading: 69.2 lb/ft² (337.8 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.117 hp/lb (192 W/kg)