 |
| Boeing KC-97L Stratotanker |
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker Specifications:
Another Boeing KC-97 and a C-97 at other aviation museums.. |
|
 |
 |
| Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter at the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, NY | Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, DE |
 |
|
| A C-97 Flight Engineer's Flight Simulator can be found at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY | |
Length: 117 feet 5 inches
Wingspan: 141 feet 2 inches
Height: 38 feet, 4 inches
Crew: 3
Weight: Empty 82,500lbs Loaded - 153,000lbs
Max Speed: 400mph
Cruise Speed: 230mph
Range: 2,300 miles
Service Ceiling: 30,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: ___ gallons internal
Powerplant: Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines 3,500 hp each and two General Electric J47 turbonets 5,970 lbs thrust each
Armament:
None
First Flight : November 15, 1944
Cost: $
1,205,000