Length
117.5 ft
(35.80 m)
Width/Span
141.1 ft
(43.00 m)
Empty Wgt
82,497 lb
(37,420 kg)
MTOW
175,003 lb
(79,380 kg)
Wgt Diff
+92,506 lb
(+41,960 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter production variant)
Installed:
4 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial piston engines developing 3,500 horsepower (OPIONAL): 2 x General Electric J47-GE-23 podded turbojet engines underwing developing 5,790 lb of thrust each.
Max Speed
401 mph
(645 kph | 348 kts)
Ceiling
30,003 ft
(9,145 m | 6 mi)
Range
2,299 mi
(3,700 km | 6,852 nm)
♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (401mph).
Graph average of 375 miles-per-hour.
Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).
Max Altitude Visualization
The three qualities reflected above are altitude, speed, and range.
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
Compared against Ilyushin IL-2 (military) and Cessna 172 (civilian).
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