KC-135A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/KC-135A
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Boeing_367-80
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight August 31, 1956
gptkbp:height 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KC-135A
gptkbp:introduced 1957
gptkbp:length 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 580 mph (933 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 297,000 lb (134,717 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stratotanker
gptkbp:numberBuilt 732
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker family
gptkbp:powerplant 4 × Pratt & Whitney J57-P-59W turbojet engines
gptkbp:primaryUse aerial refueling
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi (2,419 km) with 68,500 lb (31,070 kg) of transfer fuel
gptkbp:retired 1998
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 50,000 ft (15,200 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:KC-135R
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:wingspan 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_KC-135R
gptkb:KC-135
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6