KC-135 tankers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/KC-135_tankers

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military aerial refueling aircraft
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:Scott_Air_Force_Base gptkb:Grissom_Air_Reserve_Base gptkb:MacDill_Air_Force_Base gptkb:McConnell_Air_Force_Base gptkb:Tinker_Air_Force_Base gptkb:Fairchild_Air_Force_Base gptkb:Altus_Air_Force_Base gptkb:Pittsburgh_International_Airport_Air_Reserve_Station gptkb:Rickenbacker_Air_National_Guard_Base March Air Reserve Base
gptkbp:crew	3
gptkbp:derivedFrom	gptkb:Boeing_367-80
gptkbp:enteredService	1957–present
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 tankers
gptkbp:introduced	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:notableMission	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Vietnam_War Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:RC-135 gptkb:OC-135 gptkb:KC-135E gptkb:KC-135R gptkb:EC-135
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 68,000 lb (30,844 kg) of transfer fuel
gptkbp:refuelingMethod	flying boom
gptkbp:retired	2030s
gptkbp:role	aerial refueling
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	50,000 ft (15,200 m)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Boeing_KC-46_Pegasus
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:Chilean_Air_Force gptkb:French_Air_Force gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
gptkbp:weapon	hose and drogue system
gptkbp:wingspan	130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Diego_Garcia_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8