C-141B Starlifter

Mission
The C-141B Starlifter is the workhouse of the Air Mobility Command. The Starlifter fulfills the vast spectrum of airlift requirements through its ability to airlift combat forces over long distances, deliver those forces and their equipment either by air, land, or airdrop, resupply forces, and transport the sick and wounded from hostile areas to advanced medical facilities.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Cargo and troop transport
Contractor: Lockheed-Georgia Company
Power Plant: Four Pratt and Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines
Thrust: 20,250 pounds, each engine
Length: 168 feet, 4 inches (51 meters)
Height: 39 feet, 3 inches (11.9 meters)
Wingspan: 160 feet (48.7 meters)
Cargo Compartment: height: 9 feet, 1 inch (2.77 meters); length: 93 feet, 4 inches (28.45 meters); width: 10 feet, 3 inches (3.12 meters)
Cargo Door: width: 10.25 feet; height: 9.08 feet
Speed: 500 miles per hour (Mach 0.66) at 25,000 feet
Ceiling: 41,000 feet (12,496 meters) at crusing speed
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 323,100 pounds (146,863 kilograms)
Either 200 troops, 155 paratroops, 103 litters and 14 seats, or 68,725 pounds (31,238 kilograms) of cargo.
Range: Unlimited with in-flight refueling
Crew: Five (two pilots, two flight engineers, and a loadmaster)
Date Deployed: C-141A: May 1964; C-141B: December 1979
Unit Cost: $40.9 million (FY96 constant dollars)
Inventory: Unavailable

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