Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker Airborne Refueling Tanker / Special Mission Military Aircraft.
4 x CFM F108 turbofan engines developing 22,000 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
610 mph
982 kph | 530 kts
Max Speed
41,719 ft
12,716 m | 8 miles
Service Ceiling
2,880 miles
4,635 km | 2,503 nm
Operational Range
1,290 ft/min
393 m/min
Rate-of-Climb