Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter Strategic Air Tanker / Aerial Refueling Aircraft.
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.
Propulsion
401 mph
645 kph | 348 kts
Max Speed
30,003 ft
9,145 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
2,299 miles
3,700 km | 1,998 nm
Operational Range