KC-135 Stratotanker (historical)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aerial refueling aircraft
gptkbp:category gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Boeing_aircraft
tanker aircraft
aircraft first flown in 1956
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 3
gptkbp:derivedFrom gptkb:Boeing_367-80
gptkbp:firstFlight August 31, 1956
gptkbp:height 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KC-135 Stratotanker (historical)
gptkbp:introduced June 1957
gptkbp:length 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 580 mph (933 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 322,500 lb (146,285 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stratotanker
gptkbp:numberBuilt 803
gptkbp:powerplant 4 × Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet engines
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 1,500 mi (2,419 km) with 68,000 lb (30,844 kg) of transfer fuel
gptkbp:retired gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
gptkbp:role aerial refueling
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 50,000 ft (15,200 m)
gptkbp:status in service
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_KC-46_Pegasus
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:variant gptkb:RC-135
gptkb:KC-135A
gptkb:KC-135E
gptkb:KC-135R
gptkb:KC-135T
gptkb:EC-135
gptkbp:wingspan 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:375th_Air_Mobility_Wing
gptkb:319th_Reconnaissance_Wing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7