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| Primary
Function : |
Aerial refueling |
| Contractor
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Boeing Military
Airplanes |
| Power
Plant : |
Four CFM-International
F108-CF-100 turbofans |
| Thrust
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22,224 pounds
each engine |
| Dimensions |
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| Lenght
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136 feet,
3 inches (40,8 meters) |
| Height
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38 feet,
4 inches (11,5 meters) |
| Wingspan
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130 feet,
10 inches (39,2 meters) |
| Speed
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Maximum speed
at 30,000 feet
(9,100 meters) 610 mph
(Mach 0.93) |
| Service
ceiling : |
50,000 feet
(15,152 meters) |
Max take-off
weight : |
322,500 pounds
(145,125 kilograms) |
| Range
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11,192 miles
(9,732 nautical
miles) with 120,000 pounds
(54,000 kilograms) of transfer fuel |
| Crew : |
Four or five;
up to 80 passengers |
| Unit Cost
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KC-135R,
$53 million;
KC-135E, $30.6 million;
KC-135A, $26.1 million. |
| Date Deployed
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August 1965 |
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