Length: 147.8 ft (45.06 m)
Height: 29.7 ft (9.05 m)
Wing Span: 107.8 f (32.87 m)
Propulsion: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-209 turbofan engines, 20,000 lbs (9,072 kg) thrust each
Cruise speed: 546 mph (879 km/hr)
Range (approx) 1600 st. mi (2,575 km) or 2,000 st. mi (3,219 km)
Passenger capacity: 137 – 172
Crew: 2 plus cabin attendants
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Founded: 1968
Defunct: 1988
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Defuntc: 1974
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Defunct: 1961
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Defunct:1945
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Headquarters: wichita, KS
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Taking to the skies in 1950, the Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker served the United States as a strategic tanker aircraft. Large aircrafts require large drinks of fuel and the KC-97 Stratotanker was the in-flight bartender. If the KC-97 looks familiar, it may be due to the fact that it was a variant of the C-97 Stratofreighter
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Founded: 1930s
Defunct: 1940s & 1950s
Industry: aerospace
Predecessor: rotary engine
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