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| Official
Designation |
KB-50J |
| Primary
Role |
Aerial tanker |
| National
Origin |
USA |
| Original
Contractor |
Boeing and Hayes Aircraft Corporation |
| Wingspan |
141 feet, 2 inches |
| Length |
105 feet |
| Height
at
Tail |
33 feet, 7 inches |
| Armament |
None |
| Engines |
Four Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 radials and two GE J-47 mini-jets |
| Horsepower |
3,500 shp each (radial engine) |
| Thrust |
5,910 pounds each (jet engine) |
| Cruise
Speed |
410 mph |
| Max
Speed |
444 mph |
| Range |
2,500 miles |
| Service
Ceiling |
40,000 feet |
| Operating
Weight |
Unknown |
| Max
Takeoff
Weight |
179,500 pounds |
| Date
Deployed |
1956 |
| Total
Produced |
134 aircraft |
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