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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