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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
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Current/Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
112X0-In-Flight Refueling Operator
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Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
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Primary Unit
1985-1988, 112X0, 7th Air Division
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Previously Held AFSC/MOS
42452-Inflight Refueling Specialist
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Service Years
1958 - 1988
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What are you doing now:
FAA Certified Flight Instructor
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From Year 1958 |
To Year 1963 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer, boom operator) * Capacity: 9,000 gal (34,000 L) of jet fuel * Length: 117 ft 5 in (m) * Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in (m) * Height: 38 ft 4 in (m) * Wing area: ft² (m²) * Empty weight: 82,500 lb (kg) * Loaded weight: 153,000 lb (kg) * Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (kg) * Powerplant: o 2× General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf (kN) each o 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp (kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 400 mph (km/h) * Cruise speed: 230 mph (km/h) * Range: 2,300 mi (km) * Service ceiling 30,000 ft (m) * Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s) * Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²) * Power/mass (prop): hp/lb (kW/kg)
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