Started my Air Force career as an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist 431X1B from 1955-1965, retrained into the Training Technician career field 751X2 from 1965-1975.
Other Comments:
Had TDY's to the Azores, and Newfoundland twice.
1955-1961, KC-97 Stratotanker
From Year 1955
To Year 1961
Personal Memories
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KC-97 Stratotanker Details
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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