| KC-10
Extender
|
KC-10A Extender
| Specifications |
| Primary
Function: |
Aerial refueling/transport. |
| Contractor: |
Douglas Aircraft Co. |
| Power Plant: |
Three General Electric
CF-6-50C2 turbofans |
| Thrust: |
52,500 pounds (23,625
kilograms), each engine |
| Length: |
181 feet, 7 inches (54.4
meters) |
| Height: |
58 feet, 1 inch (17.4
meters) |
| Wingspan: |
165 feet, 4 1/2 inches (50
meters) |
| Speed: |
619 mph (Mach 0.825) |
| Ceiling: |
42,000 feet (12,727 meters) |
| Maximum
Takeoff Weight: |
590,000 pounds (265,500
kilograms) |
| Maximum Useable Fuel: |
342,000 Pounds
|
All fuel is usable or transferable via either
boom or probe and drogue refueling
Fifteen aircraft are modified with two
wing-mounted air refueling pods which allow for simultaneous
operations with probe equipped aircraft.
| Range: |
4,400 miles
(3,800 nautical miles) with cargo;
11,500 miles (10,000 nautical miles) without cargo |
| Unit Cost: |
$86.3 million
(1992 dollars) |
| Crew: |
Four (aircraft
commander, pilot, flight engineer and boom operator) |
| Crew Ratio |
3.5 crews per
aircraft
2.0 crews per aircraft (active duty)
1.5 crews per aircraft (associate reserve) |
| Date Deployed: |
March 1981 |
| Inventory: |
Active force, 59;
ANG, 0; Reserve, 0 |
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