The Boeing Company - USA
Manufacturer(s)
Israel; Japan; United States
Operators
2019
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Active
Project Status
3
Crew
181
Units
AERIAL REFUELING
Dedicated or converted airframe used to deliver fuel to awaiting allied aircraft.
159.1 ft
(48.50 meters)
Length
156.2 ft
(47.60 meters)
Width/Span
51.8 ft
(15.80 meters)
Height
181,610 lb
(82,377 kilograms)
Empty Weight
412,000 lb
(186,880 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+230,390 lb
(+104,503 kg)
Weight Difference
monoplane / low-mounted / swept-back
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Low-Mounted
Mainplanes are low-mounted along the sides of the fuselage.
Swept-Back
The planform features wing sweep back along the leading edges of the mainplane, promoting higher operating speeds.
2 x General Electric GE CF6-80C2 non-afterburning turbofan engines developing 60,200 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
569 mph
(915 kph | 494 knots)
Max Speed
40,026 ft
(12,200 m | 8 miles)
Ceiling
7,581 miles
(12,200 km | 6,587 nm)
Range
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 (569mph).
Graph average of 563 miles-per-hour.
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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