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Description
| Notes: C-135A equipped with flying boom for aerial refueling. May be used as a cargo/troop transport (4 CREW, 80 PASSENGERS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | C-135 | |
| Designation: | KC-135 | |
| Version: | A | |
| Nickname: | Stratotanker | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Tanker | |
Specifications
| Length: | 136' 3" | 41.5 m | |
| Height: | 38' 4" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 130' 10" | 39.8 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 109,000 lb | 49,433 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 297,000 lb | 134,693 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P-59W | ||
| Thrust (each): | 13,750 lb | 6,235 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 4,000 miles | 6,441 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 552 mph | 888 km/h | 480 kt |
| Max Speed: | 600 mph | 966 km/h | 522 kt |
| Ceiling: | 40,000 ft | 12,191 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Dyess Linear Air Park | Dyess AFB | Texas |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Scott AFB | Scott AFB | Illinois |
KC-135A on display
Castle Air Museum | March Field Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Tom , VA | Yes there is a model with more than four windows.
It is a "D" model. They came to Grissom AFB for the first time back in '81 or '82. I do not remember just how many more windows the "D" model had. I think that it was only like four or six extra windows. Shortly after those "D models arrived the maintenance folks put metal plates behind the extra windows because if those windows ever cracked they could not be replaced. 09/10/2008 @ 04:01 [ref: 22649] |
| Larry D Sosbey Greenfield, IN | I was in the Air Force '64 thru '68. Stationed at Eielson AFB Alaska '65 thru '67. Flew a Stratotanker from Eielson to Wright-Patt for leave summer of '67. The plane I flew on as I remember had more windows down both sides than just the four the R model has, not as many as a passenger airliner but quite a few more. A Crew Chief onan R model at Grissom ARB, IN told me that none of the models had more windows than the two on either side, (he also didn't know of the Q or T models either.) Does anyone out there have an answer to my window question, Thanks, Larry 09/07/2008 @ 12:35 [ref: 22625] |
| William Malpass Spokane, WA | KC-135A/R Crew Chief, March 1987 to Nov. 1994, Fairchild AFB Wa.
KC-135A 57-1430 56-3610 KC-135R 57-1470 62-3498 07/13/2008 @ 06:04 [ref: 21884] |
| Ventura Franco Santa Maria, CA | Any of you know about the TOGETHERWESERVED website??
Really neat website where you can find all your old buddies and Write the names of all your old Sqds and bases you have been while you can also put up fotos and go down memory lane .... drop me a line and I will send you an invite... Ventura Franco ffi-usa@live.com 06/24/2008 @ 21:33 [ref: 21601] |
| Tom , VA | Sorry, I do not have photos of ACFT 63-8012. 06/24/2008 @ 11:04 [ref: 21593] |
| Ventura Franco Santa Maria, CA | Need you HELP
I need a Photo of 63-8012 1976 Bi Centennial Aircraft while at Kadena AB Japan.. Need it for my profile on Togetherweserved Thanks, if you have a copy....Please e-mail it to me at v_linker@yahoo.com And for all you I thank you for your service to our country.. If you don't know about Togetherweserved send me an e-mail and I will send you an ivite( Iget creit for inviting you) Ventura Franco Msgt Ret 06/23/2008 @ 16:46 [ref: 21585] |
| Ventura Franco Santa Maria, CA | Need you HELP
I need a Photo of 63-8012 1976 Bi Centennial Aircraft while at Kadena AB Japan.. Need it for my profile on Togetherweserved Thanks, if you have a copy....Please e-mail it to me at v_linker@yahoo.com And for all you I thank you for your service to our country.. If you don't know about Togetherweserved send me an e-mail and I will send you an ivite( Iget creit for inviting you) Ventura Franco Msgt Ret 06/23/2008 @ 16:46 [ref: 21584] |
| Tom , VA | Seeing that photo of 3616 reminded me of when they started putting those rooks (IE castle emblem) on the vertical stab.
I felt that they should have made it look like the emblem they used for the base! Castle AFB: The way I recall the place was six months of endless sun shine and six months of rain and fog. Of course those days of waiting for the fog to lift so that we could launch! and having to come back the next day because of the fog! Every time I launched, I would have an over night bag with me. I must mention the ORI's, because Castle AFB was a training base, all ORI's ran into the week-end! And must not forget the hard alert we would pull up at Minot AFB. In my last year at Castle AFB is when the hard Alert pad at Castle opened for business. No more Alert TDYs. 05/05/2008 @ 09:01 [ref: 20803] |
| Jim Tempe, AZ | As an old tanker pilot at K I Sawyer, Castle, March and Phoenix ANG, I am sad that more museums do not have an example of the -135 on display. Meanwhile, the "boneyard" at Tucson is positively awash in lines of them. 05/01/2008 @ 04:41 [ref: 20761] |
| Tom , VA | Yes, I switched Gallons and pounds there.
I remember using JP-4 at 6.4 pounds to the gallon. But then that is going back a ways. 04/21/2008 @ 09:15 [ref: 20641] |
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