Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military aerial refueling aircraft
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gptkbp:crew	3
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Boeing_367-80
gptkbp:enteredService	1957
gptkbp:firstFlight	August 31, 1956
gptkbp:height	41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:introduced	June 1957
gptkbp:length	136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	530 mph (853 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight	322,500 lb (146,285 kg)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Stratotanker
gptkbp:numberBuilt	803
gptkbp:powerplant	4 × CFM International CFM56 (KC-135R) or Pratt & Whitney J57 (KC-135A)
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	1,500 mi (2,419 km) with 150,000 lb (68,000 kg) transfer fuel
gptkbp:refuelingMethod	flying boom probe and drogue (in some variants)
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:retired	not retired (as of 2024)
gptkbp:role	aerial refueling
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	50,000 ft (15,200 m)
gptkbp:status	in service
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:Chilean_Air_Force gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force gptkb:French_Air_and_Space_Force gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter
gptkbp:wingspan	130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Boeing gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum gptkb:Boeing_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5