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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | C-97 | |
| Designation: | KC-97 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Stratofreighter | |
| Equivalent to: | C-97C | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Tanker | |
Specifications
| Length: | 110' 4" | 33.6 m | |
| Height: | 33' 3" | 10.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 141' 3" | 43.0 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,438.0 sq ft | 133.5 sq m | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35A | ||
Performance
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Grissom Air Park - Heritage Museum Foundation | Grissom AFB | Indiana |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Phillip A. Meyer, Jr. , IL | Hey does anyone remember my dad? Phillip A. Meyer he used to fly kc97's I think? 12/05/2006 @ 15:43 [ref: 14922] |
| Ronn Smith , TX | Don't see anything listed at Octave Chanute Museum at the old Chanute AFB, IL. They have quite a collection there including a KC-97 and a B47. 04/30/2001 @ 03:47 [ref: 2173] |
| Nick Panasenko , IL | The KC-97 is not an 'E' model it's an 'L' StratoTanker and
not a Stratofrieghter. The example that is on display at Grissom AFB, IN., was assigned to the 126th ARW, IL ANG, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago. I was a member of that unit from May 74 until Jan 79. I was a crew chief assigned to the flight line. Just a bit of history on that plane, the left wing tip is not the original tip. The original tip was shortened by about 6 inches during a towing accident in April/1975 when we ran it into a fork lift. I was part of the crew that did it(long story). Nick Panasenko 04/13/2000 @ 12:47 [ref: 71] |
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