Specifications (TriStar K1)
Data from The International Directory of Military Aircraft, RAF TriStar page Airliners.net
General characteristics
- Crew: 4 (1 captain, 1 co-pilot, 1 air engineer, 1 Air Loadmaster)
- Capacity: 187 passengers (250 on C variant)
- Length: 50.05 m (164 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 50.09 m (164 ft 4 in)
- Height: 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 329.0 m² (3540 ft²)
- Empty weight: 105,165 kg (242,684 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 245,000 kg (540,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce RB.211-524B turbofans, 50,000 lbf (222.4 kN) each
- Maximum Fuel Load: 136,080 kg (300,000 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.90
- Cruise speed: Mach 0.83 (483 kn, 894 km/h)
- Range: 4,200 nmi (7,785 km) with maximum passenger payload
- Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,820 ft/min (14.3 m/s)
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