I have been completely retired since 2004. My biggest hobby is that I build and fly electric powered, radio-controlled model planes.
Other Comments:
I lost my wife of 42 years in 2003. Mary Louise Burns and I were married in Big Spring,Texas and had 1 daughter, Cassandra. Being single after 42 yrs. of marriage is still taking time to adjust to. There are good and not so good advantages to being single again but, have decided one wife was enough. At least until I meet my next one. LOL!!!
Aircraft/Missile Information
A post-war design, Boeing developed the C-97 as the Model 367 - a military transport based on the success of the design of the B-29 Superfortress.
The Model 777 Stratocruiser was the civilian transport version of the Model 367.
The C-97 was used in the Korea War to shuttle casualties to and fro. Others were used as air command posts for SAC and still some others were used for inflight refueling roles.
888 C-97's were built over the span of a decade.
General characteristics
* Crew: 4: * Length: 110 ft 4 in (33.7 m) * Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m) * Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) * Wing area: 1,734 ft² (161.1 m²) * Empty weight: 82,500 lb (37,410 kg) * Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,420 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,370 kg) * Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,610 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 375 mph (603 km/h) * Cruise speed: 244 mph (212 knots, 393 km/h) * Ferry range: 5,000 nm (5,760 mi, 9,270 km) * Service ceiling 35,000 ft (10,670 m) * Wing loading: 69.2 lb/ft² (337.8 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.117 hp/lb (192 W/kg)