Parade Ground Aircraft
A7	A10	B17	B24	B25	B26	B29	C45	C47	C118	C119	C121
C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
Bombers
B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
Experimental & Prototype
D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
Fighters
A1	F4	F5	F22	F84	F84F	F86	F86D	F100	F101	F102	F104
F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopters
CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Boeing KC-135 Strato Tanker

The KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling. This unique asset greatly enhances the USAF's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as aircraft of allied nations.

Primary Function: Aerial refueling and airlift

Prime Contractor: The Boeing Company

Power Plant: KC-135R/T, CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines; KC-135E, Pratt and Whitney TF-33-PW-102 turbofan engines

Thrust: KC-135R, 21,634 pounds each engine; KC-135E, 18,000 pounds each engine

Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches (39.88 meters)

Length: 136 feet, 3 inches (41.53 meters)

Height: 41 feet, 8 inches (12.7 meters)

Speed: 530 miles per hour at 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)

Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)

Range: 1,500 miles (2,419 kilometers) with 150,000 pounds (68,039 kilograms) of transfer fuel; ferry mission, up to 11,015 miles (17,766 kilometers)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms)

Maximum Transfer Fuel Load: 200,000 pounds (90,719 kilograms)

Maximum Cargo Capability: 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms), 37 passengers Pallet Positions: 6 Crew: Four: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, boom operator. Aircraft equipped with PACER CRAG do not have a navigator on most missions. The Air Force procured a limited number of navigator suites that can be installed for unique missions.

Unit Cost: $39.6 million (FY98 constant dollars)

Date Deployed: August 1956 Inventory: Active duty, 253; Air National Guard, 222; Air Force Reserve, 70

 

 

 

Parade Ground Aircraft
A7	A10	B17	B24	B25	B26	B29	C45	C47	C118	C119	C121
C123	F15	F16	F82	P38	P47	P51	P63	SR71	T6	T28	T34
Other USAF Aircraft
Bombers
B1	B2	B45	B47	B50	B52	B58	F111	-	-	-	-
Cargo, VIP, & Tanker
C5	C17	C21	C24	C46	C97	C130	C133	C140	C141	KC10	KC135
Experimental & Prototype
D558	F107	X1	X2	X3	X4	X5	X15	XB70	YC14	-	-
Fighters
A1	F4	F5	F22	F84	F84F	F86	F86D	F100	F101	F102	F104
F105	F106	F117	P40	P80	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopters
CH3E	CH21	CH54A	H5A	HH43	MH60	R4B	R6A	UH1P	UH13	UH19	V22
Reconnaissance
E3	O1G	OV2	OV10	RF4	RF101	U2	-	-	-	-	-
Trainers
T6A	T33	T37	T38	T41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-