Air Mobility Command Museum - Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter
Bill Maloney 4/30/2008 |
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Another Boeing KC-97 and a C-97 at other aviation museums.. |
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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 |
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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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