Specifications (KC-97L)
Data from USAF Museum and FAS.
General characteristics
- Crew: six (aircraft commander, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, radio operator, boom operator)
- Capacity: 9,000 gal (34,000 L) of jet fuel
- Length: 117 ft 5 in (m)
- Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in (m)
- Height: 38 ft 4 in (m)
- Wing area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: 82,500 lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: 153,000 lb (kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (kg)
- Powerplant:
- 2 × General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf (kN) each
- 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp (kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 400 mph (644 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 230 mph (370 km/h)
- Range: 2,300 mi (3700 km)
- Service ceiling: 30,000 ft (m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass (prop): hp/lb (kW/kg)
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