RC-135 series

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:none
gptkbp:ceiling 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
gptkbp:crew 3-6
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:none
gptkbp:design gptkb:modified_Boeing_707
gptkbp:engine 4 × Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-100 turbofan engines
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1961
ongoing
gptkbp:height 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RC-135 series
gptkbp:length 130 ft 10 in (39.92 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:max_speed 500 knots (575 mph; 926 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname Rivet Joint
Cobra Ball
Combat Sent
gptkbp:notable_features large radar and sensor systems
gptkbp:number_built over 200
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkbp:operational_range 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km)
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:primary_role reconnaissance
electronic warfare
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Boeing_P-8_Poseidon
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_P-3_Orion
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Lockheed_U-2
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Global_Hawk
gptkbp:role gptkb:Signal
electronic intelligence
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
measurement and signature intelligence
gptkbp:service gptkb:1964
gptkbp:service_ceiling 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:none
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:RC-135_S_Cobra_Ball
gptkb:RC-135_U_Combat_Sent
gptkb:RC-135_V/_W_Rivet_Joint
gptkbp:wingspan 130 ft 0 in (39.62 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RC-135_V/_W_Rivet_Joint
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7