Specifications
Data from The Observer's Book of Aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: Up to 150 troops or 78,000 lb (35,000 kg) of cargo
- Length: 124 ft 3 in (37.9 m)
- Wingspan: 110 ft 4 in/132 ft 7 in (33.6 m/40.4 m)
- Height: 43 ft 4 in (13.2 m)
- Wing area: 1,740 ft² (162 m²)
- Empty weight: 105,000 lb (47,600 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 216,680 lb (98,286 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbofans, 16,000 lbf (72,5 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 465 knots (861 km/h)
- Range: 2,600 nm (4,810 km)
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