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C-140 Jetstar



C140 Jetstar

C140 Jetstar

C140 Jetstar
C-140 JETSTAR
GENERAL INFORMATION


MANUFACTURER:  Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

PRODUCTION PERIOD:  1960 TO 1973

NUMBER PRODUCED:  16 for the US Air Force, 204 total including civilian variants

PRODUCTION SERIES:  C-140A, B and VC-140B

ROLES:  Operational platform for evaluation of military navigation aids; VIP transport for senior US Air Force staff and government officials, including the President; in-theater operational airlift support.


PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATIONS
(Figures given are general to the C-140 Series)


MAXIMUM SPEED:  598 mph

SERVICE CEILING:  45,000 feet above sea level

RANGE:  2,200 miles

WEAPONS:  None

CREW:  Four (plus eight passengers)

LENGTH:  60 feet, 5 inches

WINGSPAN:  54 feet, 11 inches

HEIGHT:  20 feet, 5 inches

MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT:  42,000 lbs.

POWERPLANT:  Four Pratt & Whitney J60 turbojets providing 3,000 lbs. of thrust each


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