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                     Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter

The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ( C-97A – transport, 50 built ). is a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft developed from the B-29 and B-50 bombers. Design work began in 1942, with the prototype’s first flight being on 9 November 1944, and the first production aircraft entered service in 1947. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several versions were built, 811 being KC-97 tankers. C-97s served in the Berlin Airlift , the Korean War , and the Vietnam War.

General characteristics

• Crew: 5–6 (Pilot, Copilot, Navigator, Flight engineer, 1–2 Loadmasters)
• Capacity:
  • 134 troops or
  • 69 stretchers or
  • tanker equipment
• Length: 110 ft 4 in (33.7 m)
• Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m)
• Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m)
• Wing area: 1,734 ft² (161.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 82,500 lb (37,410 kg)
• Useful load: 37,500 lb (17,010 kg)
• Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,420 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,370 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360 B Wasp Major radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,610 kW) 28-cylinders each