Specifications |
Primary Function | Aeromedical evacuation |
Contractor | McDonnell Douglas Corporation |
Power Plant | Two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofan engines |
Thrust | 14,500 pounds (6,525 kilograms) each engine |
Length | 119 feet, 3 inches (35.7 meters) |
Wingspan | 93 feet, 3 inches (27.9 meters) |
Height | 27 feet, 5 inches (8.2 meters) |
Maximum Takeoff Weight | 108,000 pounds (48,600 kilograms) |
Range | More than 2,000 miles (1,739 nautical miles) |
Ceiling | 35,000 feet (10,606 meters) |
Speed | 565 mph (Mach 0.86) at 25,000 feet (7583.3 meters), with maximum takeoff weight |
Load | 40 litter patients or four litters and 40 ambulatory patients or other combinations |
Crew | Eight (pilot, co-pilot, flight mechanic, two flight nurses and three aeromedical technicians) |
Date Deployed | August 1968 |
Unit Cost | $17 million |
Inventory | Active force, 10; ANG, 0; Reserve, 0 |