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• The KC-135 is a long range, military re-fueling aircraft. Its design was based on the original Boeing 707 and 720 airframes. The KC-135 can carry up to 31,275 gallons of jet fuel and/or up to 83 passengers. Even though most of the KC-135’s date back to the 1950’s and 1960’s, they have been updated and re-engined to increase their usefulness in today’s military. The KC-135 displayed at Airfest 2009 is based at Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana.

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• KC-135 Stratotanker Specifications

Mission: Airborne Re-fueling Tanker

Contractor: Boeing Military Plane Division

Power Plants: 4 x CFM 56 Turbo fans

Length: 136’3”

Height: 41’8”

Range: 3,450 miles

Max: Speed: 580 mph

Ceiling: 50,000 ft

Max Fuel: 31,275 US Gallons

Crew: Three to Five

Base: Grissom AFB

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