KC-135E
This Boeing (Model 717) KC-135E was in the fleet of the Kansas Air National Guard, 190th Air Refueling wing based at Forbes Field in Topeka, Kan. The aircraft is a swept-wing four-jet-engine in-flight refueling tanker. The aircraft crew consisted of a pilot, copilot, navigator and boom operator/load master. The boom operator’s station is in the crew compartment except when conducting air-refueling operations. When refueling, the boom operator works from a refueling station in a pod located in the tail.
Type:
Refueling Tanker
Powerplant:
Four JT3D engines
Max speed:
610 m.p.h.
Ceiling
50,000 ft.
Range:
11.192 mi.
Weight:
Gross 301,600 lbs.
Weapons:
None
Dimensions:
Span 130 ft. 10 in.
Length 136 ft. 3 in.
Height 41 ft. 8 in.