Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter

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The Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter is a post–World War II American long-range military transport aircraft derived from the B-29 bomber and used extensively for cargo and troop transport, as well as aerial refueling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf four-engined propeller aircraft ⓘ
military transport aircraft ⓘ
tanker aircraft ⓘ
cargoCapacity approximately 35000 lb ⓘ
civilianDerivative Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed approximately 300 mph ⓘ
derivedFrom Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
engineModel Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era post–World War II ⓘ
firstFlight 1944 ⓘ
hasFeature double-deck fuselage ⓘ
pressurized cabin ⓘ
rear cargo ramp and door ⓘ
height approximately 38 ft 3 in ⓘ
introduced 1947 ⓘ
length approximately 110 ft ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 375 mph ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 175000 lb ⓘ
notableVariant C-97G ⓘ
KC-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
KC-97L ⓘ
YC-97A ⓘ
YC-97B ⓘ
numberBuilt approximately 888 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
passengerCapacity approximately 134 troops ⓘ
primaryUser United States Air Force ⓘ
productionStatus out of production ⓘ
propulsion four Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines ⓘ
range approximately 4300 mi ⓘ
retired 1978 ⓘ
role aerial refueling ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
long-range military transport ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 35000 ft ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
usedBy Brazilian Air Force ⓘ
French Air Force ⓘ
Israel Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Israeli Air Force

Portuguese Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Spanish Air Force ⓘ
United States Air National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Air National Guard
usedInConflict Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
wingspan approximately 141 ft 3 in ⓘ

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Air Transport Command → aircraftUsed → Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter → notableVariant → KC-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
subject linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
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Lockbourne Air Force Base → notableAircraft → KC-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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Boeing 377 Stratocruiser → derivedFrom → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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Boeing 377 Stratocruiser → usedBy → US Air Force (as C-97 derivative) ⓘ
linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major → usedInAircraft → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major → usedInAircraft → Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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KC-97L → basedOn → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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KC-97L → airframeOrigin → C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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YC-97A → partOfSeries → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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YC-97A → basedOn → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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YC-97A → aircraftFamily → Boeing C-97 family ⓘ
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C-97G → basedOn → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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C-97G → aircraftFamily → Boeing C-97 family ⓘ
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YC-97B → basedOn → Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
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YC-97B → airframeFamily → Boeing C-97 family ⓘ
linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
Plattsburgh Air Force Base → basedAircraftType → KC-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter