Specifications
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Primary Function: | Aerial refueling/transport.
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Contractor: | Douglas Aircraft Co.
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Power Plant: | Three General Electric CF-6-50C2 turbofans
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Thrust: | 52,500 pounds (23,625 kilograms), each engine
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Length: | 181 feet, 7 inches (54.4 meters)
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Height: | 58 feet, 1 inch (17.4 meters)
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Wingspan: | 165 feet, 4 1/2 inches (50 meters)
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Speed: | 619 mph (Mach 0.825)
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Ceiling: | 42,000 feet (12,727 meters)
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Maximum Takeoff Weight: | 590,000 pounds (265,500 kilograms)
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| Maximum Useable Fuel: |
342,000 Pounds
All fuel is usable or transferable via either boom or probe and drogue
refuelingFifteen aircraft are modified with two wing-mounted air
refueling pods which allow for simultaneous operations with probe equipped aircraft. |
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Range: | 4,400 miles (3,800 nautical miles) with cargo;
11,500 miles (10,000 nautical miles) without cargo
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Unit Cost: | $86.3 million (1992 dollars)
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Crew: | Four (aircraft commander, pilot, flight engineer and boom operator)
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| Crew Ratio |
3.5 crews per aircraft
2.0 crews per aircraft (active duty)
1.5 crews per aircraft (associate reserve) |
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Date Deployed: | March 1981
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Inventory: | Active force, 59; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0
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