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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refuelling tanker based on the original Boeing 707 commercial airliner prototype and entered service with the USAF in 1957. A total of 803 KC-135 Stratotankers were produced by Boeing between 1954 and 1965, and many remain in service the air-forces of the USA, France, Singapore and Turkey.

Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker Specifications:

  • Crew: pilot, co-pilot, fuel boom operator
  • Passenger Capacity: Upto 57
  • Payload: 83,000 lb (37,600 kg)
  • Length: 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
  • Wingspan: 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
  • Height: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
  • Empty weight: 98,466 lb (44,663 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 322,500 lb (146,000 kg)
  • Engines: Four 21,634 lbf (96 kN) CFM International CFM56 turbofans
  • Maximum Fuel Load: 200,000 lb (90,719 kg) or 31,275 US gal (118 kL)
  • Maximum speed: 580 mph (933 km/h)
  • Range: 3,450 mi (5,550 km)
  • Service ceiling 50,000 ft (15,200 m)

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