| Official
Designation |
C-141B Starlifter |
| Primary
Role |
Strategic airlift |
| Secondary
Role |
Special operations, aeromedical evac |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Lockheed-Georgia Co. |
| Operator |
United States Air Force |
| Wingspan |
160 feet (48.77m) |
| Length |
168 feet, 4 inches (51.3m) |
| Height
at
Tail |
39 feet, 7 inches (12.07m) |
| Cargo
Hold |
Length: 104 feet, 3 inches (31.76m);
Width: 10 feet, 3 inches (3.11m);
Height: 9 feet (2.74m) |
| Armament |
None |
| Engines |
Four Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofans |
| Thrust |
21,000 pounds (94kN) per engine |
| Cruise
Speed |
520 mph (837km/h; Mach 0.70) |
| Max
Speed |
550 mph (885km/h; Mach 0.74) |
| Range |
5,550 nm (10,279km) without cargo;
Unlimited with inflight refueling |
| Service
Ceiling |
36,000 feet (10,973m) |
| Operating
Weight |
144,492 pounds (65,540kg) |
| Fuel
Capacity |
154,550 pounds (approx. 24,000 gallons) |
| Max
Payload |
90,880 pounds (41,222kg) |
| Number
of
463L
Pallets |
13 |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
343,000 pounds (155,582kg) |
| Basic
Crew |
Six (pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, two loadmasters) |
| Date
Deployed |
October 1964 (C-141A);
December 1979 (C-141B) |
| Total
Produced |
285 aircraft |
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