Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker - Specifications (KC-135R)

Specifications (KC-135R)

Data from USAF Fact Sheet

General characteristics

• Crew: 3: pilot, co-pilot and boom operator. (Some KC-135 missions require the addition of a navigator.)
• Capacity: 37 passengers
• Payload: 83,000 lb (37,600 kg)
• Length: 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
• Wingspan: 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
• Height: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
• Wing area: 2,433 ft² (226 m²)
• Empty weight: 98,466 lb (44,663 kg)
• Loaded weight: 297,000 lb (135,000 kg)
• Useful load: 200,000 lb (90,700 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 322,500 lb (146,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × CFM International CFM56 (F108-CF-100) turbofan, 21,634 lbf (96.2 kN) each
• Maximum Fuel Load: 200,000 lb (90,719 kg)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 580 mph (933 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 530 mph (853 km/h) at 30,000 feet (9,144 m)
• Range: 1,500 mi (2,419 km) with 150,000 lb (68,039 kg) of transfer fuel
• Ferry range: 11,015 mi (17,766 km)
• Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,200 m)
• Rate of climb: 4,900 ft/min (1,490 m/min)