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| Primary
Function : |
Aerial refueling/transport |
| Contractor
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Douglas Aircraft
Co. |
| Power
Plant : |
Three General
Electric CF-6-50C2
turbofans |
| Thrust
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52,500 pounds
(23,625 kilograms),
each engine |
| Dimensions |
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| Lenght
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181 feet,
7 inches (54,4 meters) |
| Height
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58 feet,
1 inch (17,4 meters) |
| Wingspan
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165 feet,
4 1/2 inches
(50 meters) |
| Speed
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619 mph (Mach
0.825) |
| Service
ceiling : |
42,000 feet
(12,727 meters) |
Max take-off
weight : |
590,000 pounds
(265,500 kilograms) |
| Range
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4,400 miles
(3,800 nautical miles)
with cargo
11,500 miles (10,000 nautical
miles) without cargo |
| Crew : |
Four (aircraft
commander, pilot,
flight engineer and boom
operator) |
| Unit Cost
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$86,3 million
(1992 dollars) |
| Date Deployed
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March 1981 |
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