Air Mobility Command Museum - Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter
Bill Maloney
4/30/2008

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01 Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter 02 KC-97 Refueling Boom 03 KC-97 Refueling Boom 04 KC-97 Refueling Boom
05KC97RefuelingBoomCompartm 06KC97BoomOperatorsCompartm 07KC97RefuelingBoom 08KC97TankerTail
05 KC-97 Refueling Boom Compartment 06 KC-97 Boom Operator's Compartment 07 KC-97 Refueling Boom 08 KC-97 Tanker Tail
09KC97TankerElevator 10KC97TankerMainGear 11KC97TankerNoseGear 12PrattWhitneyR4630Radial
09 KC-97 Tanker Elevator 10 KC-97 Tanker Main Gear 11 KC-97 Tanker Nose Gear 12 Pratt Whitney R4630 Radial
13GEJ47Turbojet 14GEJ47Turbojet 15GEJ47Turbojet 16BoeingKC97LStratofreighte
13 GE J47 Turbojet 14 GE J47 Turbojet 15 GEJ47 Turbojet 16 Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter

Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter Specifications:

Another Boeing KC-97 and a C-97 at other aviation museums..
Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter at the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
  C-97 Flight Engineer's Flight Simulator
  A C-97 Flight Engineer's Flight Simulator can be found at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY

Length: 110 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan:
141 feet, 3 inches
Height:
33 feet, 3 inch
Crew:
5
Weight:
Empty - 70,000lbs Max Takeoff - 130,000lbs
Max Speed: 425mph
Cruise Speed: 350mph
Range: 4,300 miles
Service Ceiling: 30,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 9,000 gallons
Load: 171,000lbs
Powerplant: Four Pratt & Whitney R4360-59B Radial Engines 3,500hp each, Two GE J-47 Turbojets 5,800lbs Thrust Each
First Flight : 1950
Cost: $

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