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| Primary
Function : |
Intratheater
airlift |
| Contractor
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Lockheed
Aeronautical
Systems Company. |
| Power
Plant : |
Four Allison
T56-A-15 turboprops;
4,300 horsepower, each engine. |
| Dimensions |
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| Lenght
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97 feet,
9 inches (29,3 meters) |
| Height
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38 feet,
3 inches (11,4 meters) |
| Wingspan
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132 feet,
7 inches (397 meters) |
| Speed
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374 mph (Mach
0.57) at 20,000
feet (6,060 meters). |
| Service
ceiling : |
33,000 feet
(10,000 meters)
with 100,000 pounds
(45,000 kilograms) payload |
Max take-off
weight : |
155,000 pounds
(69,750 kilograms) |
| Range
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2,356 miles
(2,049 nautical
miles) with maximum payload
2,500 miles (2,174 nautical miles)
with 25,000 pounds (11,250
kilograms) cargo |
| Crew : |
Five (two
pilots, a navigator,
flight engineer and loadmaster);
up to 92 troops or 64 paratroops
or 74 litter patients or five
standard freight pallets. |
| Date Deployed
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April 1955 |
| Unit Cost
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$22.9 million
(1992 dollars) |
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