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<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS--> KC-97 Stratotanker Specifications Primary Function: Tanker Contractor: Boeing Aircraft Company Crew: Five - Pilot, Copilot, Navigator, Flight Engineer and Boom Operator Unit Cost: N/A Powerplant Four Pratt &amp; Whitney R-4360-59 Wasp Major radial piston engines at 3,500 hp each and two General Electric J-47-GE-23 turbojet engines at 5,200 lb each Dimensions Length: 117' 5" Wingspan: 141' 2" Height: 38' 4" Weights Empty: 82,500 lb Maximum Takeoff: 175,000 lb Performance Speed: 375 mph Ceiling: 30,000 ft Range: 2,300 mi Armament N/A <!--END SPECIFICATIONS--> <!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS--> KC-97 Stratotanker Achievements The KC-97 was used as an Airborne Command Post, the forerunner of the KC-135 and the "Looking Glass" mission. <!--END ACHIEVEMENTS--> <!--BEGIN FEATURES--> <!-- KC-97 Stratotanker Features --> <!--END FEATURES--> <!--BEGIN BACKGROUND--> <!-- KC-97 Stratotanker Background --> <!--END BACKGROUND-->

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