C-21A

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Mission
The C-21A provides cargo and passenger airlift and can transport litters during medical evacuations.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Cargo and pasenger airlift
Contractor: Learjet, Inc.
Power Plant: Two Garrett TFE-731-2-2B turbofan engines
Thrust: 3,500 pounds, each engine
Length: 48 feet, 7 inches (14.71 meters)
Height: 12 feet, 3 inch (3.71 meters)
Wingspan: 39 feet, 6 inches (11.97 meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour (Mach 0.81, 461 knots, 848 kph)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 18,300 pounds (8,235 kilograms)
Range: 2,306 miles (2,005 nautical miles)
Crew: Two (pilot and co-pilot)
Date Deployed: April 1984
Unit Cost: $2.8 million
Inventory: Active Force = 70; ANG = 4; Reserve = 0

 

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